House on Mango Street
What is the name of the short story where a community stones one person to death?
The Lottery
Do all poems rhyme?
No
What romantic play by Shakespeare did we read?
Romeo and Juliet
Who is known as the leader of the Civil Rights movement?
Dr. Martin Luther King jr.
Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?
Sandra Cisneros
In Tell-Tale Heart, what body part drove the caretaker crazy?
The Eye
What African American poet did we read about this semester?
Langston Hughes
What play by William Shakespeare will we learn about next week?
Hamlet
What were the two sides fighting in the US Civil War?
North and South
What is Esperanza's sister real name? (Not the nickname)
Magdalena
Who wrote Tell-Tale Heart?
Edgar Allen Poe
What is the title of the poem by Langston Hughes where a student writes to his teacher?
Theme for English B
What are the names of the two families in Romeo and Juliet?
Montague and Capulet
What were people fighting for during the Civil Rights movement?
Equal rights for African Americans
How does one of the Vargas Kids die?
Falling from a great height
Who wrote The Lottery?
Shirley Jackson
What is the poem I, too by Langston Hughes about?
I, too am America. Equality.
What type of drama is Romeo and Juliet?
Romantic Tragedy
What years did the US Civil War happen?
1861-1865
What is the name of the Queen of Cats?
Cathy
What aspect of society does the author criticize in The Lottery?
Traditions
Who is known as a humanist poet? He wrote a lot about nature.
Walt Whitman
What two people try to help Romeo and Juliet get away?
The friar/priest and the nurse/nana
Document signed by President Abraham Lincoln abolishing slavery?
Emancipation Proclamation