1-12 pg.
The main character, Opal, is turning an age.
What is twelve.
"Some vegetables are friends, others, enemies." is this type of literary element.
What is metaphor?
Opal is scared to put the wood in the stove for this reason.
What is she's scared of fire?
Who is Great-Aunt Dor.?
On page four, the saying The radio clicks and comes alive means this type of literary device.
What is personification?
They need a garden for ____
What is feeding themselves through the winter?
On page 30, The radio wakes up at nine is this ____
What is personification?
There was a big incident that happened two summers ago, which was _____
What is the Black Fire?
On page nine, the book refers to the writer Gary Paulsen, which is another type of this literary element.
What is illusion?
Opal had gotten a ring from her father that was this type of stone.
What is opal?
Opal has a great Aunt Dorothy, who happened to leave Kansas in this year.
What is 1915?
Opal's mother is leaving for _____
The book tells us about some friends she has, but she can't hang out with them for this reason.
What is the town they live in.
A literary device is used on page 18 when it states:
"I slip on the ring,
opals shimmering,
the touch of it
a kiss on my skin."The last line is a ___
What is a metaphor?
Opal is hiding a secret from everyone. This secret is ____
What is afraid of fire?
The conversation buzzes over the radio is this type of literary element.
What is auditory imagery?
Opal has some skills she needs to learn like her Gran did. These skills are ___
What is spotting smoke?
(Other answer include patience to track fire)
On page 22, Opal is wanting to go with her mom for this reason.
On page 34, Gran tells Opal that she is "raised for this", meaning this_____
What is "it is in Opal's blood?"
On page 49, Gran didn't give Opal any homework or fire lessons because _____
What is because she wanted to give Opal a break?