The Outsiders
Greasers carry these weapons.
Switchblades
Setting means both _____ and ______.
time and place
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
What is Nebraska's official state drink?
Kool-Aid (It was also invented in Nebraska.)
A direct quote needs this punctuation.
Quotation Marks
Sodapop, Ponyboy, and Darry's last name.
Curtis
In Greek Mythology, these nine goddesses inspired creativity and artistic expression.
The Muses
Over-exaggeration or "Teenage Girl Syndrome" is this type of figurative language
Hyperbole
What animal breathes through its butt?
Turtle
Evidence means _____. (one word)
proof
The author of "The Outsiders"
S.E. Hinton (Susan Eloise)
In Out of the Dust, what was the liquid that Billie Jo accidentally throws on her mom?
Kerosene
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
Personification
The highest-grossing holiday movie of all time.
The Grinch (animated)
____ comes after evidence in a body paragraph.
Explanation/Explaining
The decade of the setting is the 19__'s
1960s
Juliane Koepcke showed she was determined after this happened to her.
Fell out of the sky from an airplane crash.
Alliteration is the repeating of THIS letter type.
Consonants
The first toy advertised on TV.
Mr. Potato Head
With _ (who OR whom) _ do you want to work on the project? Explain why.
Whom - because you could exchange it for "him" / it's a direct object.
Ponyboy and Johnny run to _____ (town name) after killing Bob.
Windrixville
In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline's duck's name was what? (Full name)
PLT = Precious Little Treasure
A phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the whole phrase.
Idiom
What is a single stand of spaghetti called?
Spaghetto
The topic I'm agreeing or disagreeing with (in argument writing) is called this.
The Claim