Life of Pi: Multiple Choice Questions

1.       Piscine Molitor Patel is named after

a.       A famous indian

b.      A scientific instrument

c.       A swimming pool

d.      A close family relative

2.       Pi’s dad runs a

a.       Drug store

b.      Veterinary clinic

c.       Zoo

d.      Circus

3.       How does Pi’s dad teach Pi a lesson about wild animals?

a.       Showing him a scar

b.      Feeding a goat to a tiger

c.       Telling him a story

d.      Giving mice to a snake

4.       What’s Pi’s first religion?

a.       Christianity

b.      Hindu

c.       Buddhism

d.      Islam

5.       The Tsimtsum is

a.       Religious text

b.      An animal

c.       A ship

d.      The place he lived

6.       Where’s Pi and his family headed to

a.       Mexico

b.      Canada

c.       USA

d.      Japan

7.       Why do the crew members throw Pi in a boat?

a.       His family’s in the boat

b.      Following protocol

c.       To get the boat down

d.      Get the hyena out

8.       Whose Richard Parker?

a.       Pi’s dad

b.      The tiger

c.       A hyena

d.      Pi’s grandpa

9.       Which animal does Pi not share a boat with?

a.       a tiger

b.      a hyena

c.       a lion

d.      a zebra

10.   Orange Juice floats on a raft made of

a.       Wood planks

b.      Bamboo

c.       Oars

d.      Bananas

11.   Which animal dies on the boat first?

a.       The tiger

b.      The hyena

c.       The zebra

d.      The orangutan

12.   Pi finds cans full of

a.       Water

b.      Soda

c.       Soup

d.      Juice

13.   How does Pi keep his distance from the tiger?

a.       Makes a raft to attach to the boat

b.      He trains him

c.       Hangs on the side of the boat

d.      Builds a plank wall

14.   How does the Hyena die?

a.       A storm carries it away

b.      It starves

c.       The tiger kills it

d.      Pi kills it

15.   How does Pi train the tiger?

a.       A whistle

b.      An oar

c.       A spear

d.      A whip

16.   Why is it hard for Pi to hunt fish?

a.       He loves fish

b.      He’s a vegetarian

c.       He doesn’t like to hunt

d.      None of the above

17.   How does Pi react after killing a fish?

a.       Cries

b.      Rejoices

c.       Throws it back

d.      Eats it immediately

18.   What kept Richard Parker from attacking Pi?

a.       Sleeping

b.      Sea sickness

c.       A hurt leg

d.      Fear of Pi

19.   Which animal is Pi happy to see on the life boat?

a.       Richard Parker

b.      The zebra

c.       The hyena

d.      Orange Juice

20.   What almost tips the life boat over?

a.       A tanker

b.      A shark

c.       A dolphin

d.      A submarine

21.   What does Pi find on the island?

a.       People

b.      Meerkats

c.       Another tiger

d.      Monkeys

22.   What scares Pi a bit when being on the island?

a.       Finding skulls

b.      Sharks surrounding it

c.       Finding a human tooth

d.      There’s only meerkats

23.   Why does nothing stay alive on the island besides meerkats?

a.       A vicious lion

b.      The acid that surrounds the island

c.       Not enough food

d.      None of the above

24.   What does Pi use to try to get the ship back?

a.       A whistle

b.      Yelling

c.       Red fireworks

d.      Waving a paddle

25.   What does Pi load on the boat for the tiger to eat from the island?

a.       Plants

b.      Meerkats

c.       Fish

d.      All the above

26.   Where does the boat finally land?

a.       USA

b.      Mexico

c.       Argentina

d.      Peru

27.   How does Richard Parker react when landed?

a.       Stays in the boat

b.      Goes into the jungle

c.       Stays by Pi

d.      Lays on the shore

28.   Why was Pi sad when landing?

a.       Missed his family

b.      Missed home

c.       Wanted to ear

d.      Wanted Richard Parker to appreciate him

29.   After the rescue, Pi is interviewed by two officials from the

a.       Japan Ministry of Transport

b.      Japan Department of Police

c.       Japan Shipping Association

d.      Japan Zoological Society

30.   Why does Pi tell the officials a different story?

a.       They didn’t believe his first story

b.      His story didn’t happen

c.       To make it sound more realistic

d.      He didn’t like his real story

31.   Who was the orangutan considered as?

a.       the cook

b.      the sailor

c.       the mom

d.      Pi

32.   Who was they hyena considered as?

a.       The cook

b.      The sailor

c.       The mom

d.      Pi

33.   Who was the zebra considered as?

a.       The cook

b.      The sailor

c.       The mom

d.      Pi

34.   Who was the lion considered as?

a.       The cook

b.      The sailor

c.       The mom

d.      Pi

35.   How do the officials like the fake story?

a.       Like it better

b.      Prefer the animal story

c.       Don’t like either story

d.      Like both stories 

March Lit Analysis

I've chosen to read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. I haven't started reading yet, but the title seemed interesting to me. Hopefully the book is just as interesting as the title.

BNW Ch.7

-meet John (son of director)

-his mother is Linda from Director's story

-Lenina is disgusted by Linda

-explains that she used contraceptives but something went wrong

-couldn't get an abortion on the reservation

-ashamed to return home with a baby

-used routines from home (sleeping with any man)

-women in village hated her for doing those things practiced at home

BNW ch.6

-Bernard doesn't want to take soma

-wants to feel like an individual

-eventually takes soma

-he wants to visit the reservation

-director tells of a story of how he went with a girl and she got lost 

-realizes that he's revealed too much personal info.

-Bernard gets threatened to get moved to Iceland

-Lenina and Bernard go to the reservation

-forgets to turn off tap

-calls Helmholtz to turn it off

-tells him they're following through with exile to Iceland

Lit Terms Applied

I feel that our quizzes on these lit terms is very challenging. I'm really good at memorization, but having to recognize these terms in context is really hard for me. It's not that these words themselves are difficult it's just trying to be able to pick them out in a paragraph is hard.

Brave New World Ch.5

Chapter 5
-Lenina and Henry fly over a crematorium
-take somas
-oblivious to the world around them
-remember contraceptives
-solidarity service
-pass around soma and while playing rousing hymns
-orgy porgy
-Bernard feels more isolated

Brave New World ch.4

Chapter 4
-Go down go down (repetition)
-sexual description (simile)
-sexual encounter (extended metaphor)
-looking into distance ( extended metaphor)
-Rook? (rhetorical)
-benito hoover
-size is a universal ideal
-Bernard feels out of place
-gets made fun of for being different
-Helmholtz is similar to Bernard
-curious of other life besides what they're taught

Brave New World 2&3

Chapter 2
-torture the babies to train them
-taught the babies not to like books or flowers
-flowers kept them from transport
-not supposed to like nature
-tried to teach kids in their sleep
-kids repeat what they heard in their sleep
-hypnopaedia to train the kids

Chapter 3
-children involve in erotic play
-Mustapha Mond: on of the top ten world controllers
-young girls take contraceptives
-no families or mothers
-everyone belongs to everyone else
-Lenina has been with Henry for four months
-this is frowned upon
-she needs to be with another man besides just one man
-Lenina has found another man to engage with Bernard Marx
-they don't get old

Brave New World Notes

Foreward

• utopian or savage
• story is supposed to be about the future
• advancement of science 
• science is the future
• in favor of conservatives
• negative attitude towards the judgement of humanity

Chapter 1 

• Bokanovskified eggs will bud, proliferate, divide
• His process leads to social stability
• 96 is the limit 
• Podsnap's technique accelerated the process of ripening 
• advancement of maturity 

Literary Analysis: The Loved One

General

1. The plot of the novel is that a woman, Aimee, is stuck in love between two men, Dennis and Mr. Joyboy. Dennis Barlow is an English poet who works at a pets cemetery. He falls in love with Aimee, but has a poor way of showing affection. Mr. Joyboy works at a human cemetery, and he works with Aimee. He also falls in love with her, but he shows his love to her. Aimee becomes conflicted about who to choose as her husband because she loved both men, but in different ways. In the end she commits suicide as her final decision. 

2. The theme of the novel to me to point out imperfection. Aimee realized the imperfections in both men which made who decision to choose even harder. She found out that Dennis worked at a pet cemetery and that he copied other poets. Mr. Joyboy's flaw was that he was in a way a momma's boy.

3. The tone I took away from the story was confusion. Everything seemed so complicated for all the characters. Neither men knew who would get to keep Aimee for themselves, and Aimee was confused about who to pick. 

4. One literary element is style. The story is told in third person with a very dramatic point of view. Syntax was also included by the way the author added excerpts from poems into the story. Also the diction because sometimes it was written in old time English when reading the poems. The dialogue would change too from Aimee talking to Dennis in a casual form and to Mr. Joyboy in a more proper way. Finally the point of view being dramatic from Aimee's side. 

Characterization

1. The author uses direct characterization in expressing Dennis' love for Aimee. He's very straight forward about it and tells her that he wants to get married. Direct characterization is also used in describing the Hollywood life. People talk of how it's a disgrace for a man like Dennis to work at a pet cemetery. Indirect characterization is used in reading into who Aimee wants to marry. She seemed very indecisive to me. It's also used in revealing that Mr. Joyboy lives with his mom because he seemed like the type of man who would live on his own in a nice house.

2. There was a small change in diction because Aimee spoke to Dennis very casually and then would talk to Mr. Joyboy more properly. 

3. The protagonist, Dennis, was dynamic because he went from lying about his work to loving Aimee and admitting his faults. In the end he writes a poem for her like she'd always wanted because he truly loved her. 

4. I definitely came away feeling like I'd met the characters. I felt most connected to Aimee because I felt so bad for her in having to make the decisions that she was forced to make. 

First Quarter Review

a.) So far this semester I was doing really good on completing the required assignments, but recently I fell behind a little. I'm getting the work done now and I'm not going to be slacking off from here on. For the senior project my group hasn't done much yet, but we know what we have to do to finish the project on time.
b.) My goal for the rest of the semester is to finish strong. I want to get all my work done on time and find time to study as much as I can. I'm aiming to stay away from senioritis.
c.) I guess the only suggestion I have is to prepare more for the AP test. The free periods to work on what needs to get done is helpful, but occasionally I think we should work as a class instead of as an individual.

Literary Analysis: Great Expectations

General
1. The novel is about a boy named Pip who lost his parents and lives with his sister and her husband. Later he meets a man at the churchyard who threatens him and makes him do as he says. Out of fear Pip starts stealing for the man. Then he meets another character, Estella, who he falls madly in love with. Estella is taught to hurt boys because that's how her mother was taught. Pip still tries to win her over, but has to move to London for schooling. He received a large fortune and blew most of it while living with a friend in London. While away his sister, Mrs. Joe, passes away and he returns home for the funeral service. When he was in town he discovered that the fortune he had received came from the man in the churchyard. After all that he had gone through he still managed to unite with his love Estella in the end.
2. The theme in this novel is ambition. This is because Pip had the ambition that led him back to Estella and not giving up on trying for her. He went through a long journey with having to move and dealing with loss, but didn't lose hope.
3. The tone I felt from reading was a sense of loss and determination. Obviously if I was in his shoes I'd feel a little more sorrow due to having no family, but for him it just brings about determination. Even through his hard times he had determination to go back to Estella.
4. Allusions were used in the novel in the fact that Dicken's based the story off of his own life. Also the diction because it was written in an older era. Along with diction is the syntax for the way Dicken's categorized the journey of Pip's life. The tone was also important because it really made me in a way feel bad for Pip.
Characterization
1. Dickens used direct characterization in describing Pip by expressing everyone of his actions. He also used direct characterization when telling of how Estella is taught to deal with guys. Indirect characterization is used on Miss Havisham because she's indirectly the problem. She seems like she's helping Pip, but she's really doing things for her own benefit.
2. I didn't notice a change in diction or syntax when focusing on different characters.
3. The protagonist, Pip, definitely is dynamic. Throughout the novel he goes from fairly immature to realizing importance and becoming a man.
4. After reading the novel I came away feeling like I'd met Pip and experienced the journey with him. The author really did a good job at allowing the reader to connect to the character.

BOB 1

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Kasie: Love the presentation of the blog.
Eana: Really good remixes on the lit terms and finished all before due.
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I Am Here

I actually think I could work a little harder at achieving my smart goal. I've been researching scholarships and thinking of ideas for the senior project. Also trying to get someone to want to do a skype call for us as lunch, but it's seeming to be more difficult than I thought. I've really been trying to be on top of everything and compared to last semester I feel like I've made great progress especially with getting assignments done.

Lit Terms 109-137

Romanticism- movement in western culture beginning in the 18th and peaking in the 19th century as a revolt against classicism; imagination was valued over reason and fact
Satire- ridicules or condemns the weakness and wrong doings of individuals, groups, institutions or humanity in general
Scansion- the analysis of verse in terms of meter
Setting- the time and place in which events in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem occur
Simile- a figure of speech comparing two essentially unlike things through the use of a specific word of comparison
Soliloquy- an extended speech, usually in a drama, delivered by a character alone on stage
Spiritual- a folk song, usually on a religious theme
Speaker- a narrator, the one speaking
Stereotype- cliche, a simplified, standardized conception with a special meaning and appeal for members of a group; a formula story
Stream of Consciousness- the style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a character's thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories, and mental images, as the character experiences them
Structure- the planned framework of a literary selection; its apparent organization
Style- the manner of putting thoughts into words; a characteristic way of writing or speaking
Subordination- the couching of less important ideas in less important structures of language
Surrealism- a style in literature and painting that stresses the subconscious or the nonrational aspects of man's existence characterized by the juxtaposition of the bizarre and the banal
Suspension of Disbelief- suspend not believing in order to enjoy it
Symbol- something which stands for something else, yet has a meaning of its own
Synesthesia- the use of one sense to convey the experience of another sense
Synecdoche- another form of name changing, in which a part stands for the whole
Syntax- the arrangement and grammatical relations of words in a sentence
Theme- main idea of the story; its message
Thesis- a proposition for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or disproved; the main idea
Tone- the devices used to create the mood and atmosphere of a literary work; the author's perceived point of view
Tongue in Check- a type of humor in which the speaker feigns seriousness
Tragedy- in literature; any composition with a somber theme carried to a disastrous conclusion; a fatal event; protagonist usually is heroic but tragically flawed
Understatement- opposite of hyperbole; saying less than you mean for emphasis
Vernacular- everyday speech
Voice- the textual features, such as diction and sentence structures, that convey a writer's or speaker's persona
Zeitgeist- the feeling of a particular era in history

Lit Terms 82-108

Omniscient Point of View- knowing all things, usually the third person
Onomatopoeia- whose of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning
Oxymoron- a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox
Pacing- rate of movement; tempo
Parable- a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth
Paradox- a statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really containing a possible truth; an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas
Parallelism- the principle in sentence structure that states elements of equal function should have equal form
Parody- an imitation of mimicking of a composition or of the style of a well-known artist
Pathos- the ability in literature to call forth feelings of pity, compassion, and/or sadness
Pedantry- a display of learning for its own sake
Personification- a figure of speech attributing human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas
Plot- a plan or scheme to accomplish a purpose
Poignant- eliciting sorrow or sentiment
Point of View- the attitude unifying any oral or written argument; in description, the physical point from which the observer views what he is describing
Postmodernism- literature characterized by experimentation, irony, nontraditional forms, multiple meanings, playfulness and a blurred boundary between real and imaginary
Prose- the ordinary form of spoken and written language; language that doesn't have a regular rhyme pattern
Protagonist- the central character in a work of fiction; opposes antagonist
Pun- play on words; the humorous use of a word emphasizing different meanings or applications
Purpose- the intended result wished by an author
Realism- writing about the ordinary aspects of life in a straightforward manner to reflect life as it actually is
Refrain- a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a poem or song; chorus
Requiem- any chant, dirge, hymn or musical service for the dead
Resolution- point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is worked out
Restatement- idea repeated for emphasis
Rhetoric-  use of language, both written and verbal in order to persuade
Rhetorical Question- question suggesting its own answer or not requiring an answer; used in argument or persuasion
Rising Action- plot build up, caused by conflict and complication, advancement towards climax

Lit Terms 57-81

Gothic Tale- a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay
Hyperbole- an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point
Imagery- figures of speech or vivid descriptions conveying images through any of the senses
Implication- a meaning or understanding that's to be arrive at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author
Incongruity- The deliberate joining of opposite or of elements that aren't appropriate to each other
Inference- a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possesses some degree of probability according to facts already available
Irony- a contrast between what's said and what's meant or what's expected to happen and what actually happens or what's thought to be happening and what's actually happening
Interior Monologue- a form of writing that represents inner thoughts of a character, recording of internal, emotional experiences of an individual
Inversion- words out of order for emphasis
Juxtaposition- the intentional placement of a word, phrase or sentences of paragraph to contrast with another
Lyric- a poem having musical form and quality; short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings
Magical Realism- a genre developed in Latin American which juxtaposes the everyday with the magical
Metaphor- an analogy that compares two different things imaginatively
Extended- a metaphor that's extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it
Controlling- a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work
Mixed- a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies
Metonymy- literally name changing a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute is substituted for the usual name of a thing
Mode of Discourse- argument, narration, description, and exposition
Modernism- literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
Monologue- an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel or narrative poem
Mood- the predominating atmosphere evoke by a literary piece
Motif- a recurring feature in a piece of literature
Myth- a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world
Narrative- a story or description of events
Narrator- one who narrates or tells a story
Naturalism- an extreme form of realism
Novelette/Novella- short story; short prose narrative, often satirical

The Time of My Life

Friday in class I used the time to finish my journal because I didn't have enough time in the beginning of class. Then I used my time to figure out the wifi access so that I could research some scholarships.

What's the Story?

I think Dickens wrote the novel to portray the acceptance of life and show how to meet up with your expectations. Dickens had separated from his wife and was needing to accept things for what they were just as Pip had to learn to accept things. For example Pip had to come to terms of his father's imprisonment and his childhood which he wasn't too happy about. Also Dickens showed his opinions through the story such as the social class that the poor were more satisfied than that of the wealthy, upper class. It shows how his young character used his horrible, past memories to build him into the more mature, older Pip.

Tale of Two Cities Lecture Notes

I don't have a lot of notes at all. I felt I did better just listening to the lecture rather than taking a bunch of notes. 

Dickens Map

1.) To finish the book by Monday I'll need to distribute my time evenly each day. 

2.) http://www.shmoop.com/great-expectations/questions.html

      http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/greatex/study.html

          1. What role do laws play in Great Expectation?

          2. Why do servants run Mr. Matthew Pocket's household?

          3. How are different aspects of Pip's personality revealed by his telling of his story and               

             by his participation in the story itself? 

           4. How is the theme of social class central to the novel?

          5. What is the role of guilt in the novel? What does it mean to be " innocent"? 

3.) I should be tested on these ideas by being able to complete any test, well AP test, without any online resources. 

Lit Terms 31-56

Dialect- the language of a particular district, class or groups of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others
Dialectics- formal debates usually over the nature of truth
Dichotomy- split or break between two opposing things
Diction- the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words
Didactic- having to do with the transmission of information; education
Dogmatic- rigid in beliefs and principles
Elegy- a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral
Epic- a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time
Epigram- witty aphorism
Epitaph- any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wishes it to be on his tombstone
Epithet- a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics
Euphemism- the use of an indirect, mind or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt
Evocative- a calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality
Exposition- beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and or characters, in a detailed explanation
Expressionism- movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feeling
Fable- a short, simple story, usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth
Fallacy- from Latin word "to deceive", a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound
Falling Action- part of the narrative or drama after the climax
Farce- a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue
Figurative Language- apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech
Flashback- a narrative device that flashes back to prior events
Foil- a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more prominent
Folk Tale- story passed on by word of mouth
Foreshadowing- in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; "planning" to make the outcome convincing though not to give it away
Free Verse- verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme
Genre- a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content

Lit Terms 6-30

Analogy- a comparison made between two things to show similarities between them
Analysis- a method in which a work or idea is separated into its parts and those parts are given rigorous and detailed scrutiny
Anaphora- a device or repetition in which a word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, phrases, clauses or sentences
Anecdote- a very short story used to illustrate a point
Antagonist- a person or force opposing the protagonist in a drama or narrative
Antithesis- a balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness
Aphorism- a terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life
Apologia- a defense or justification of some doctrine, piece of writing, cause, or action
Apostrophe- a figure of speech in which an absent or dead person, an abstract quality, or something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly
Argument(ation)- process of convincing a reader by providing either the truth or falsity of an idea in proposition
Assumption- the art of supposing or taking for granted that a thing is true
Audience- the intended listener(s)
Characterization- the means by which a writer reveals a character's personality
Chiasmus- a reversal in the order of words so that the second half of a statement balances the first half in inverted word order
Circumlocution- a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have served
Classicism- art, literature, and music reflecting the principle of ancient Greece and Rome
Cliche- a phrase or situation overused within society
Climax- the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the point of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered
Colloquialism- folksy speech, slang words, or phrases usually used in formal conversation
Comedy- originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending
Conflict- struggle or problem in a story causing tension
Connotation- implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition
Contrast- a rhetorical device by which one element is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity
Denotation- plain dictionary definition
Denouement- loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion

Lit Terms 1-5

Allegory- a tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities; a story that uses symbols to make a point
Alliteration- the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words
Allusion- a reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize
Ambiguity- something uncertain as to interpretation
Anachronism- something that shows up in the wrong place or the wrong time

Spring Semester Plan 1

I don't know why but thinking about picking a SMART goal for myself seemed difficult at first. Now that I've thought about goals it's so obvious to me that my SMART goal for this semester is to try to get as many scholarships as possible. The stress is over from applying to colleges so now that I'm just waiting to hear from these colleges I can spend my time with scholarships. I'd like to get at least ten scholarships this semester.

AP Prep Post 1: Siddhartha

a&b.)
1. What is the relationship between the internal and exterior worlds of Siddhartha?
They both bring him pleasure in different ways, but he tends to focus on only one at a time rather than a balance.
2. How does Siddhartha progress from one approach of enlightenment to the other?
He progresses by using a kind of mathematical process.
3. How does Siddhartha negotiate his worlds?
He eventually finds a balance between the two in order to attain his Nirvana.
4. Which approaches of Siddhartha are not successful and which ones have limited effectiveness?
One of his approaches to join the Samanas was not as successful because he didn't seem to learn what he wanted from it about Nirvana.
5. Which of his approaches were successful?
He was more successful when he lived alongside Vasudeva because he learned to find things on his own. Also there he realized that Nirvana is something that cannot be taught.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/siddhartha/study.html#explanation2

c.) These questions tell me that I need to fully comprehend what I'm reading and get really in depth. I need to keep a better eye out for literary elements as well.