House of Usher
The reason why the narrator visits the House.
To help Roderick with his illness
Year in which the story takes place
1692
The antagonist
Captain Beatty
A complete sentence needs a subject and a...
predicate
Gas most abundant in our atmosphere
Nitrogen
Roderick believes this sentient thing is affecting his mind. (read carefully)
The House itself
The commandment Proctor forgets
Adultery
Describe (in detail) Mildred's personality
vapid; only cares about TV
How to join two independent clauses without a conjunction
Semicolon
How many layers of Earth's mantle are there?
two!
The literary device relating to the weather and mood
pathetic fallacy
What did Giles say right before he died, AND why?
More weight -- he did not fear death
The cyber dog that sniffs out books
Mechanical Hound
what is a contraction?
joining of two words
The only fruit with seeds on the outside
Strawberry
What (in real life) caused the sound that happened in a story the narrator was reading? Hint -- not the storm
Madeline's tomb opening
The only way to freedom
Confession
The mysterious intellectual man who remembers the old times
Faber
explain what a thesis statement is
a debatable phrase with a claim, direction, and evidence
What does the number "M" represent in Roman numberals?
Number 1,000
Explain one major theme of the story with one appropriate example
isolation/madness/connectedness
Fear of communist accusations
Power of knowledge/truth
identify one of our vocabulary words (from any point), and provide a definition, part of speech, and example
Earth's biggest reptile
Saltwater croc!