Romeo and Juliet
Who is Juliet’s cousin who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
What job does Troy have?
Garbage collector
Who is the narrator of the story?
Holden Caulfield
What device compares things using “like” or “as”?
Simile
What is the main theme of Romeo and Juliet?
Love and conflict
Why can’t Romeo and Juliet be together?
Their families are enemies
Who is Troy’s son that wants to play football?
Cory
What does Holden call people he dislikes?
Phonies
What is a direct comparison without “like” or “as”?
Metaphor
sWhat theme is shown when Rose raises Alberta’s daughter?
Love and forgiveness
Who helps Juliet marry Romeo in secret?
The Nurse
Why won’t Troy let Cory play football?
What does Holden want to be, according to the book’s title?
The catcher in the rye
What is the literary term for giving human qualities to nonhuman things?
Personification
What does Holden’s dream in the title symbolize?
Protecting innocence
How does Juliet fake her death?
She drinks a sleeping potion from Friar Lawrence
What does the fence Troy builds symbolize?
Keeping the family together
What does the red hat represent?
Holden's uniqueness
What is the term for hints about future events?
Foreshadowing
What does Troy “wrestling with death” symbolize?
His struggles with life's challenges
What message does Balthasar bring Romeo that causes tragedy?
That Juliet is dead.
Who is Alberta and what happens to her?
Troy's mistress; she dies giving birth
Where is Holden at the end of the novel?
Hospital/mental institution
What is it called when a character speaks thoughts aloud alone on stage?
What is ironic about Troy’s behavior in Fences?
He talks about duty but cheats on Rose