Literary Terms
Parts of Speech
Vocabulary in Sentences
Mircale's Boys
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100
What is the narrator?
The storyteller
100
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing.
100

These cabinets are both affordable and durable.

Define "Durable" in this sentence.

able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; Sturdy.
100
Who is the youngest brother in Miracle's Boys?
Lafayette.
100
What is bias?

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

200
What is setting?
The location of the story
200
What is an adjective?
A describing word.
200

She'd been freaked out by the in-between place and wanted him to wait until they reached their destination before he had a chance to panic.

Define Destination in this sentence.

The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.

200
Who was the oldest brother in Miracle's Boys?
Tyree.
200
What is propaganda?

Propaganda is information that is not objective and is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda.

300
What is plot?
The main events of a story.
300
What is a verb?
An action word.
300

The banks are forested throughout, and the river is infested by numerous alligators, so ferocious that they attack canoes.

Define "ferocious" in this sentence.

fierce, cruel, or violent.

300

Who called Lafayette "Milagro killer?"

Charlie.
300
What is the name of Truman's wife?
Meryl.
400
What is dialogue?
The speaking parts of a text that appear within quotation marks. "
400
What is a conjunction?
Joins other words, phrases or clauses.
400

The lazy summer days will often cause me to reminisce about years gone by and the happy times I had.


Define the word "reminisce" in this sentence.

To recall the past.
400

Who was born in Puerto Rico?

Mama.
400
What was the name of the town Truman lived in?
Seahaven.
500
What is point of view?
The way the author tells a story.
500
What is a synonym?
A word that means the same thing as another word.
500

Some newspapers print all the truth that fits, to paraphrase the New York Times.


Define "paraphrase" in this sentence.

express the same message in different words.

500

Who found a psychologist for Lafayette to talk to after the death of his mother?

Aunt Cecile.
500
What was Truman's best friend's name?
Marlon.
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