Short Stories
The Outsiders
The City of Ember
Animal Farm
9th Grade Grammar
100

What was the title of the story where the sun only comes out once every 7 years?

All Summer in a Day

100

What is the main character's name in The Outsiders? (the character narrating the story) 

Ponyboy Curtis

100

What is the protagonists name? 

Lina

100

Name the 3 pigs that are mentions the most in the novella. 

Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer

100

Where do all of the commas go in the sentence below?

I need to buy apples oranges and bananas at the store.

I need to buy apples, oranges, and bananas at the store. 

Rule: When three or more items are being listen in a sentence, a comma goes between each item in the list.  

200

What ultimately happened to the man in To Build a Fire? 

He died/froze to death

200

Complete the sentence word for word below:

"Stay _________ ____________". 

Stay golden Ponyboy

200

What is the characters name that takes care of Poppy after grandma dies? 

Mrs. Murdo

200

Who is the author of this novella? 

George Orwell

200

What is the verb in the sentence below? 

The cat sits on the mat.

sits

300

In the story "Button, Button" what do Norma and Arthur receive on their door step?

A button

300

What is the author's name of "The Outsiders"? 

S.E. Hinton

300

Where does Clary work? 

Greenhouses

300

Who was the horse who left the farm willingly?

Molly

300

There is one adverb and one adjective in the sentence below. What are they?

The beautiful singer sang gracefully.

Adjective: "beautiful" (describes the singers appearance)

Adverb: "gracefully" (describes how the singer sang)

400

What happens at the end of "Button, Button"?

Norma pushes the button, ultimately killing her husband.

400

What are the two groups of people in the novel who are rivals? 

Socs and Greasers 

400

Who helps Mayor Cole plot to survive leaving everyone else to fend for themselves? 

Looper 

400

At then end of the story, what are the pigs doing that makes the other animals unable to decipher if they are human or not?

Walking on 2 legs

400

What is the definition of incredulous?

unwilling or unable to believe something

500

What happens to Margot in "All Summer in a Day" that keeps her from seeing the sun?

She was shoved into a closet by her classmate.

500

Who are the two characters that die at the end of the novel? 

Johnny and Dally

500

What is Lina buying when Poppy goes missing? 

colored pencils 
500

Complete the sentence:

"Four ______ ________, ________ _________ ______"

Four legs good, two legs bad

500

Captialize all of the words below that need to be capitalized in the sentence. 

On tuesday, June 10, 2025, while visiting seattle, washington, I saw the space needle from pike place market and then took a ferry to bainbridge island for a relaxing afternoon at winslow harbor.

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, while visiting Seattle, Washington, I saw the Space Needle from Pike Place Market and then took a ferry to Bainbridge Island for a relaxing afternoon at Winslow Harbor.

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