If you COMMENCED something, what would you be doing?
You would be beginning something.
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If someone looked solemn, what would their face look like?
Serious, sad, gloomy
100
What is it called when the author describes a character, shows how other characters respond to him and shows you his thoughts and feelings?
Indirect Characterization
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There are four characters in this story. Who is the least important character? Victor, Michael, Teresa, or Mr. Bueller?
Michael
200
How did the window get broken?
Rudy hits the ball after the game in celebration. He hits it so hard that it goes through the window of a building.
200
What is Schatz waiting for all day?
He's waiting to die from a high fever.
200
Why does the narrator think inflammatory rheumatism might not be so bad to have at first?
He wouldn't have to go to school.
200
What is another word for attribute?
Character trait
300
What do Victor and Michael do that they believe will attract girls?
Scowl
300
What is an encounter?
A face-to-face meeting.
300
What happens after Schatz realizes that he's not going to die?
He is more slack (relaxed) and at peace.
300
Why is the narrator upset with his mother when she sends him to bed?
He feels that she's not paying enough attention to him.
300
What do character traits describe?
A character's personality
400
When Victor acted SHEEPISHLY, what does that mean?
When someone acts awkwardly or with embarrassment
400
What did Rudy's father do to get the Tigers to allow him to play?
He paid for their uniforms if they would let Rudy play for one game.
400
What confuses Schatz and makes him think that he's going to die?
He doesn't understand that there are two different scales to measure temperature: Fahrenheit and Celsius.
400
How does the narrator fantasize about dying?
He imagines drowning, like the Wyatt boy did last year.
400
What point of view are "A Day's Wait" and "Stolen Day" told in?
First-person point of view
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How do we know that Mr. Bueller is sympathetic to Victor after he realizes he doesn't know French?
He turns away from Victor and changes the subject. We also know what he's thinking: He's remembering when he tried to impress a girl in college by pretending to be rich.
500
Name two things Bebo does to put Rudy down or to hurt him.
He says he can't play when Alfredo gets injured.
He says he's only on the team because his father paid for their uniforms.
He says he's not a real Tiger.
500
What is a character trait the Schatz reveals about himself when he tells his father, "You don't have to stay in here with me, Papa, if it bothers you"?
Courage, strength, acceptance, consideration
500
At the end of the story, what does it reveal about the narrator’s emotions when he says, “the aching I now had wasn’t in my legs or in my back”?
His feelings are hurt.
500
We need two things to make an inference. What are they?