Literary Terms
Brant was a tall as a skyscraper
This is an example of which type of figurative language?
simile
Which science fiction character had only 3 fingers?
Kanamit
What's the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
Put the money in your wallet.
In your wallet
My favorite greek restaurant is on the street by your school.
Greek
How long was Jonas the Receiver before he left the community?
1 year
If a narrator tells you that a reader is easily confused and 89 years old, this is an example of_____ characterization.
Direct
What was the name of the protagonist in "Last Dog"?
Brock
A prepositional phrase that is ____ words long or longer should be followed by a comma.
4
Billy will you please pass the pepper?
Billy,
In the Giver movie, who played the Giver's daughter?
Taylor Swift
My little brother is a tornado when he gets angry.
This is an example of which type of figurative language?
Metaphor
In "Thursday" how long is it to "the end of the earth" according do Ford Prefect?
About twelve minutes
Does this sentence need a comma? If so, where?
The man from New York arrived on the Amtrak train this morning.
No
Mom's response was quick Don't even think about it.
Mom's response was quick, "Don't even think about it."
What was the name of the elderly man whose release is described to Jonas when he volunteers at the House of the Old?
Roberto
The series of incidences or sequence of events in a story is the _______
plot
What was the name of the Doctor in "Doorstep"?
Lieberman
Does this sentence need a comma with a prepositional phrase? If so, where?
On the stage with the dancers there was a cute poodle.
Yes
On the stage with the dancers,....
Our coach was shouting "keep running!" as I rounded the bases kicked up dust, and scored the winning run.
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Our coach was shouting, "Keep running!" as I rounded the bases, kicked up dust, and scored the winning run.
What was Gabe's comfort object?
Hippo
Define resolution
The way things will be now that the main conflict has been removed.
In a narrative or story, the part which occurs after the climax and which establishes the new way of life for the protagonist (the way life will be after the conflict is resolved)
In "To Serve Man" where had the narrator been vacationing right before Grigori told him what he learned about the book?
In Canada
No, it doesn't begin with a prepositional phrase.
Does this sentence need a comma? If so where?
The third planet from the sun is Earth.
"jim." I began. "Could you please not say it that way?"
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"Jim," I began, "could you please not say it that way?"
For full credit, answer both:
1. In the book, where does Jonas' mother work?
2. At the Ceremony of Twelve, Where is Fiona assigned to work?
1. At the Department of Justice.
2. At the House of the Old