Plot
Characters
Sequence
Vocabulary
Literary Skills
100
The feeling Slade had towards Mr. Baumer because he learned how to read and write in English and he was an immigrant.
What is jealousy?
100
Likes to drink Whiskey and will even work for it instead of money.
Who is Slade?
100
Which happens first: Mr. Baumer hires Slade, Mr. Baumer punches Slade, Slade steps on Mr. Baumer's hand.
What is Mr. Baumer punches Slade?
100
Items that are for sale in a store
What is merchandise?
100
The narrator of the story
Who is Al?
200
Died of drinking wood alcohol.
Who is Slade?
200
The man that finds Slade in the snow with the wagon of merchandise.
Who is Moore?
200
Which happens first: Slade calls Mr. Baumer "Dutchie", Mr. Baumer gives Slade his bill, Mr. Baumer hires Ed Hempel.
What is Mr. Baumer gives Slade his bill?
200
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas
What is evaporation?
200
The pronoun that is used to prove that the story is told in first-person point of view
What is I?
300
The feeling Al has for Mr. Baumer every time he sees Mr. Baumer bullied.
What is embarrassment?
300
The young lad working in the Moon Dance Mercantile Company.
Who is Al?
300
What happens first: Slade twisted Mr. Baumer's nose, Slade slaps Mr. Baumer, Slade drops Mr. Baumer's hat.
What is Slade twisted Mr. Baumer's nose?
300
An instrument that measures temperature
What is thermometer?
300
True or False. The author chose first-person point of view because it is more reliable.
What is True?
400
The name Slade calls Mr. Baumer to insult him.
What is Dutchie?
400
The two men that helped Al remove all the merchandise from Slade's wagon.
Who are Colly Coleman and Ed Hempel?
400
Which happened last: Al is hired as an employee, Slade dies, Al moves the poison off the wagon.
What is Al moves the poison off the wagon?
400
urged on, here, by poking with a stick
What is prodded?
400
True or False. An omniscient point of view would mean the author would allow the reader to know the thinking of all the characters in the story.
What is true?
500
The most important skill Mr. Baumer reminds Al he should learn in school because it is important.
What are reading and writing?
500
The man responsible for Slade's death, but will not be able to prove it because of the blizzard.
Who is Mr. Baumer?
500
Which happens last: Mr. McDonald pushes Slade, Dr. King stands between Mr. Baumer and Slade, Dr. King and Mr. McDonald watch a fight.
What is Dr.King Stands between Mr. Baumer and Slade?
500
Talked; met to discuss something or an issue.
What is palavered?
500
True or false. Foreshadowing in a story allows the author to share exactly what is going to happen in the story.
What is false?
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