AP PREP POST 1: SIDDHARTHA

1. The quotation “Immediately he moved on again and began to walk quickly and impatiently, no longer homewards, no longer to his father, no longer looking backwards”, shows a shift from…
a. Anger and resentment, toward acceptance
b. A resolute journey, onto a more free-flowing and spontaneous path
c. Fear of his parentage, toward a fear of loneliness
d. Looking to the past for enlightenment, toward looking to the future and within himself
e. Fear of failure, toward an acceptance of possibility of error.
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-this question requires you to comprehend the reasons why Siddhartha does what he does. This also requires you to understand the tone.
2. Which of the following choices best identifies the meaning of “the last shudder of [Siddhartha’s] awakening” in paragraph 4?
a. His fear of his own ideas.
b. The last step of his understanding.
c. The physical struggle from his Samana lifestyle.
d. The last thought he had before he woke up.
e. The final epiphany he needed to reach Nirvana.
-recognize and interpret  figurative language in the passage
3) A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel, recounts the psychological or moral development of its protagonist from youth to maturity, when this character recognizes his or her place in the world. Select a single pivotal moment in the psychological or moral development of the protagonist of a bildungsroman. Then write a well-organized essay that analyzes how that single moment shapes the meaning of the work as a whole. (Question #3)
-know what a bildungsroman is - know the characteristics of one. -characterization
4) The British novelist Fay Weldon offers this observation about happy endings:“The writers, I do believe, who get the best and most lasting response from readers are the writers who offer a happy ending through moral development. By a happy ending, I do not mean mere fortunate events…a marriage or a last-minute rescue from death…but some kind of spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation, even with the self, even at death.”  Choose a novel or play  (SIDDHARTHA, please) that has the kind of ending Weldon describes. In a well-written essay, identify the “spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation” evident in the ending and explain its significance in the work as a whole. ((found here))
-synthesize an essay that explains the quote through the passage.
5) In many works of literature, a physical journey - the literal movement from one place to another - plays a central role. Choose a novel, play, or epic poem in which a physical journey is an important element and discuss how the journey adds to the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. ((1970-2012 AP prompts are found here))