Roots and Prefixes
What is the prefix in misspell? What does it mean?
Mis= wrong
What is suspense?
Suspense is a feeling of tension because you want to find out what will happen next and you have to wait.
Who does Troy personify and talk to, especially when he has been drinking?
Death
What does Laurie lie about in the story "Charles"?
Charles doesn't exist and Laurie is the one being bad at school.
What is the prefix in semifinal? What does it mean?
What is the name of one suspense building technique that creates mood?
Imagery or setting
Where did Bono and Troy meet?
prison
she's happy
What is the prefix in foreshadow? What does it mean?
fore = before
What is the term for an audience or reader knowing something that the characters in the book do not know?
Dramatic irony
Why does Rose raise Raynell?
Because it's not Raynell's fault that she was the product of an affair and she needs a mom .
Mrs. Mallard dies from shock and disappointment when her husband comes home alive.
What is the prefix in circumference? What does it mean?
circum - Around
What is it called when things seem to happen really fast or really slow in a story?
pacing
Why did Gabriel behave in an unusual way?
He had a brain injury from fighting in WWII.
How do Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger meet in Thank You Ma'am?
Roger tries to steal her purse.
What is the root word in benefit? What does it mean?
bene = good
How does limited POV create suspense?
Limited POV creates suspense because the reader only knows a small amount of information and has to wait to find out what happens along with the characters.
What did Lyons want to do professionally?
Be a musician.
What does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones do after Roger tries to steal her purse?
She kicked him in his "blue jeaned sitter" and then took him inside and fed him?