Of Mice and Men
Why does Crooks have a crooked back?
His back being crooked was caused by a kick from a horse
Who is Benvolio?
Benvolio is Romeo's cousin.
When did Elie Wiesel die?
(July 2) 2016
"His eyes were as blue as the ocean" represents a...
Simile
The sentence "Running through the park on a sunny day." is a ___ and what would you need to add to fix this sentence?
Fragment, you can add a subject and verb to make it a complete sentence.
What is so special about Lennie and George traveling together as migrant workers?
Usually, migrant workers were sad and lonely, but Lennie and George had each other.
Why does Friar Lawrence decide to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence agrees because he thinks their marriage might bring an end to the feud between their two families.
What smell do Elie and every other Holocaust survivor distinctly remember?
The smell of burning flesh.
In Act 2, Scene 2, when Juliet says "My grave is like to be my wedding bed" is best represented by a....
Foreshadow (Foreshadows the fact that she will die before she can marry Romeo)
"Times flies fast." is a ____
Complete sentence
What happened in Weed?
Lennie (who loves to touch soft things) was holding onto a girl's dress and frightened she started to scream. Lennie was later accused of inappropriate actions, and was forced to run away. This is also a foreshadow of what would happen to Curly's Wife.
Why do Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio go to the Capulets’ party?
Benvolio tells Romeo that Rosaline will be at the party. Benvolio wants Romeo to move on from Rosaline by comparing her to the other girls at the party.
Why were the prisoners forced to clean their barracks even though they were leaving?
To show the liberators that the people who lived there weren't pigs.
The quote, "A calm, reassuring wind blew through our homes." This quote (from the novel Night) is best described as a...
personification
The sentence "I went to the store to buy some milk I also needed to pick up some bread for dinner." is a _____ and what can you do to fix this sentence.
This is a Run-on sentence because it contains two independent ideas that are not separated. you can either add a comma and conjunction word, or you can separate them into two separate sentences.
Why does George kill Lennie?
George knows that if he doesn’t kill Lennie himself, Curley will torture and murder Lennie in a more cruel way
What was the name of the character who discovered Romeo and Juliet's bodies?
Friar Lawrence
Where did prisoners have to report for daily roll calls?
Appelplatz.
This quote from Of Mice and Men, "The Salinas River runs deep and green, and the willows along its banks are fresh and green and beautiful." represents...
Imagery
What is the predicate of this sentence "The sun is shining brightly in the clear blue sky today."
"is shining brightly in the clear blue sky today"
Why isn’t Curley’s wife’s name ever revealed?
Curley’s wife’s name is never revealed as a way of showing her lack of independence, while also displaying the role of women on a ranch in the early 1900s.
What was the name of the apothecary who sold Romeo the poison?
the apothecary's name was not mentioned in the play.
List the order from first to last of the camps Elie was imprisoned in.
Birkenau, Buna, Gleiwitz, Buchenwald.
"Life is a journey" represents a...
Metaphor
What is the subject of "Eating pizza with mushrooms and olives."
Since this sentence is a fragment there is no subject.