The Absolutely True Diary
Why does Mr. P say Junior needs to leave the reservation?
Because if he stays, everyone will kill him
What indigenous tribe is Junior a part of?
Spokane
The type of conflict between Superman and Batman
Man vs Man
The most exciting or intense part of the story
Climax
Comparison using like or as
Simile
How many funerals had Junior been to?
42
What was Grandmother Spirit's greatest gift/attribute?
Tolerance
In this type of conflict, a character might have to fight through a blizzard
Man vs Nature
A type of conflict when you can't decide between doing your homework or watching the newest episode of your favourite TV show
Man vs Self
Giving human attributes to an animal, object, or idea
Personification
What would Junior's parents have done for jobs if someone had believed in their dreams?
Mom: a college teacher
Dad: a sax player
Name 3 of Junior's physical problems resulting from his brain damage (internal and/or external)
10 extra teeth, bad eyesight, headaches, skinny, big hands and feet, enormous skull, seizures, stutter, lisp
Events leading up to the most exciting start of the story
Rising Action
The events occurring right after the climax
Falling Action
Direct comparison without using like or as
Metaphor
How does Junior make the varsity basketball team?
He's persistent and doesn't give up against Roger, and he's a good shot
Name the significant deaths in the novel in the order they occur (4)
Oscar, Grandmother, Eugene, Mary
Shakespeare and the Ancient Greeks loved this type of conflict
Man vs Fate
In this type of conflict, a character must try and change part of the world that they live in
Man vs Society
An extreme exaggeration or overstatement
Hyperbole
Why does Junior say he draws cartoons
Words are too unpredictable, too limited, everyone can understand pictures, he wants to talk to the world and for the world to pay attention to him. It might be his only really chance to escape the reservation.
Name one way that Sherman Alexie builds tension in the second Reardan vs Wellpinit basketball game
Raises the stakes, sets a time limit, conflict between characters / backstory
This part of a story introduces the characters and setting
Exposition
The story comes to an end at this French word for the final part of the story
Denouement
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds
Alliteration