Characters
This narrator of The Outsiders wishes he looked like Paul Newman, likes sunsets and movies, and writes an essay that is the frame of the entire novel
Who is Ponyboy?
This character was framed and subsequently convicted for William Frankenstein's murder?
Justine Mortiz
Victor Frankenstein was born in this European country and city
Geneva, Switzerland
The main, overarching conflict in The Outsiders
Greasers vs. Socs
What are virtues and vices
Jonas's reckless, clumsy, best friend from The Giver by Lois Lowry. In the book he is assigned Recreation Director, but in the movie he is assigned Pilot.
Who is Asher?
Name all three deaths in The Outsiders
Who are Bob Sheldon, Johnny Cade, and Dallas Winston
Frederick Douglass was born in this United States city
Tuckahoe, Maryland
Describe and name the type of the overarching conflict of The Giver by Lois Lowry
Character vs. Society
Jonas realizes that the community, while safe and prosperous, is stale and bland, void of memories, individuality, and humanity
Phineas Gage's occupation, the leader on a jobsite
What is a foreman
Who is Rosemary?
The moments before the rumble
A formal summon, usually a document, to testify in court
What is a subpeona?
This character from Raisin in the Sun prides herself on being cultured and aspires to be a doctor, but her dreams are deferred when her brother Walter loses all of their life insurance policy money to a scam
Who is Beneatha Younger
Under Mao Zedong, the Chinese Cultural Revolution destroyed these things (may have one of two)
What are The Four Olds or The Great Prosperity Market?
Where and when did A Raisin in the Sun take place?
(must have both)
What is Chicago in the 1950s
An adjective that describes someone who is extremely or excessively careful, showing great precision and close attention to minute details.
The Elders of the community could be described as this
What is meticulous
As Ji-Li's antagonist in Red Scarf Girl, he capitalizes on his working-class family status and bullies Ji-li, exposing her family's wealthy background.
Who is Du Hai?
These two groups of rival scientists fiercely debated the cognitive function and structure of the brain after Phineas Gage came to Boston in 1850 with a rod having impaled his head
What are whole brainers and localizers
After his accident, Phineas Gage worked as a stagecoach driver in this country
What is Chile?
Dubbed the notorious "slave-breaker," this cruel, odious, barbaric master was shocked when Frederick Douglass fought back against him
Who is Edward Covey
This part of the brain acts as the body's vital control center, connecting the brain to the spinal cord. It regulates critical survival functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, while serving as a major relay highway for motor and sensory signals traveling between the body and the rest of the brain
What is the brain stem?