Vocab 1
This term means "a coniferous tree which has red berry-like fruits, most parts of which are highly poisonous."
What is "yew tree?"
This term means "a bag with shoulder straps; a backpack."
What is "rucksack?"
This character is the protagonist of the story, a thirteen-year-old boy who has become accustomed to having a nightmare with "the darkness and the wind and the screaming."
Who is Conor O'Malley?
"Facing a private tragedy often comes with isolation and feelings of being invisible" is a lesson or message from the first part of the book. This literary term best describes this.
What is theme?
Conor's relationship with this character has become strained due to the past actions that he blames her for.
Who is Lily?
This term means "done in a dazed, sleepy, or weak manner."
What is "groggily?"
This term means "a container to hold garbage or waste."
What is "rubbish bin?"
The author describes this character using personification, saying he has a "great, terrible face and knotted, woody hands."
Who is the monster?
The monster's _____ when speaking to Conor can best be described as "ancient and commanding."
What is tone?
The author uses phrases like "a strange quiet fell" to establish an ominous and tense _______ in the story.
What is mood?
This term means, "daunting or large; having the frightening appearance of a monster."
What is "monstrous?"
This term means "close friends, companions, or associates."
What is "cronies?"
This character's selfishness and greed are represented through allegory in the monster's second tale about the apothecary and the parson.
Who is Conor's dad?
The time 12:07 repeats throughout the text, building suspense toward the inevitable. This term describes a recurring idea in the text.
What is motif?
The acts of getting up on his own, making his own breakfast, and doing all of the house chores by himself are evidence of this character trait in Conor.
What is independence?
This term means "to bend or give way under force."
What is "buckle?"
This term means "separate or disconnected."
What is "detached?"
This character defies stereotypes by not being "typical" in Conor's eyes. She has conflicting perspectives with Conor by wanting to prepare him for a difficult future that he is not ready to accept.
Who is Grandma?
The monster's tales serve as a "giant metaphor" in which everything represents something in Conor's life. For example, the evil queen represents his grandma, and the apothecary represents his dad. This is the term for a "giant metaphor."
What is allegory?
The novel is written from this point of view, which limits the reader to Conor's internal thoughts and feelings about his mother's situation.
What is third person limited?
This term means "happening every two weeks."
What is "fortnightly?"
This term means "the process of judging the value or quality of something/someone."
What is "evaluation?"
This character acts as a foil (a sort of opposite) to Conor in the school setting by being overtly aggressive and exposing Conor's emotional numbness.
Who is Harry?
The monster tells Conor tales, during which the main plot line stops and a story within a story begins. This literary term describes a story within a story.
What is metafiction?
Conor's response to his mother's illness can best be described using this word, as shown by the fact that he stops himself before ever saying what is truly going on.
What is denial?