The qualities that make up the personality of a character.
Character Traits
100
Describe Mrs. Moreno.
Strange, odd, quirky.
100
Why were great-winged dragons made?
To protect the planet from outside attacks.
100
What reason does Esperansza's mother give fore refusing to let her eat in the canteen?
It will make more work for her
100
Playful or silly acts
antics
200
This is when the story is told by one character.
First-person Narrator
200
Why does Yollie play a practical joke on her mother? What did the joke entail?
She plays a joke because her mother played one earlier on her. Yollie puts a glass of water near her alarm clock of her nightstand.
200
How are the riders chosen for each dragon?
Dragons select their own riders.
200
Why does Esperanza ask her mother to allow her to eat at the canteen?
Esperanza wants to eat with the kids in the canteen.
200
long, scolding speech.
Tirade
300
This narrator reveals the thoughts of all the characters in a story
Omniscient Narrator
300
Why is Mrs. Moreno proud of Yollie?
She is smart and hardworking.
300
How does the dragon select the rider?
They use telepathic communication.
300
Who eats in the canteen?
Kids who live far away or whose mothers aren't home.
300
About to happen.
Imminent
400
Name one way of understanding character.
Using dialogue to look for the insight into the character, listen to what the character is thinking, analyze the way a character acts or reacts to situations, and how the characters react with each other.
400
Why doesn't Mrs. Moreno buy Yollie a new dress for the dance?
She cannot afford it.
400
What special power does Lessa have?
She can hear each dragon's thoughts.
400
Why is Esperanza sent to Sister Superior?
She needs permission to eat in the canteen.
400
Relieve; reduce.
Alleviate
500
What is the first thing you should do to determine the main idea?
Identify the most important details in the work.
500
Why are Mrs. Moreno and Yollie happy at the end of the story?
Mrs. Moreno uses her savings to buy Yollie a new outfit.
500
What dragon chooses Keevan? Why?
Heth chooses Keevan because Keevan is kind, gentle, and courageous.
500
What kind of experience did Esperanza have by the end of the story? Is it what she thought it would be like?
She ended up eating a greasy, cold sandwich. She was sadder but wiser.