Short Stories/Myths
Poetry
Nonfiction
Literary Elements
Random
100
The theme of the short story "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
What is every man's got a treasure
100
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way
What is alliteration
100
The book "Milkweed" took place during this time in history
What is WW2 or The Holocaust
100
A problem that the protagonist faces
What is conflict
100
How old are Mrs. Curtis' children-Layla, Quincy and Brady
What is 8, 7 & 7
200
The climax of the short story "Dancer"
What is when Clarissa announces "I am Assiniboin"
200
“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch”
What is hyperbole
200
Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape during this time in history
What is Civil War
200
The force that works against the proatgonist
What is antagonist
200
The number of years that Mrs. Curtis has been teaching at North
What is 15
300
In "The Tell Tale Heart", what caused the narrator to give away his secret?
What is his guilty conscience
300
The gushing brook stole its way down the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors and trees coming alive with gaily chirping bird
What is imagery
300
Words found underneath pictures that explain what it is about
What is captions
300
a literary device that describes events which have taken place before the present time the narration is following
What is flashback
300
On this day in history, Mrs. Curtis was born (mo/day/yr)
What is April 12, 1976
400
In "Getting the Facts of Life", where did Minerva travel to with her mother?
What is the welfare office
400
“Henry was a lion on the battlefield”
What is metaphor
400
Gives information in a visual way
What is charts, tables, or diagrams
400
Name the three types of irony in a story
What is Verbal, dramatic, and situational
400
Mrs. Curtis attended this junior high school
What is South
500
Which three goddesses starred in the myth "The Judgement of Paris"
Who are Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite
500
“We were the first that ever burst”.
What is internal rhyme
500
dark words that call attention to parts of a text
What is bold-faced print
500
The literary device that gives the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense
What is foreshadowing
500
Mrs. Curtis attended this college
What is Bridgewater State
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