House on Mango Street
This book is written in a series of these
What are vignettes?
The lost object in Guy deMaupassant's short story
What is a necklace?
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A reference to literature or history
What is an allusion?
I brought a monkey's paw to my friend's house
Who is the sergeant-major?
Name four characters from The House on Mango Street?
Who are: Esperanza, Nenny, Rachel, Lucy, Geraldo, Sally, Meme, Alicia, Geraldo no name, Marin, Papa, Mama, Ruthie, the Nun, the three sisters
The magic object that can grant wishes in W.W. Jacob's short story
What is a monkey's paw?
Giving human traits to objects or animals
What is personification?
An educated guess in literature
What is an inference?
Readers think I ruined my wife's most cherished hope
Who is the husband in "The Monkey's Paw."
The object Esperanza and her friends fight over
What is a bicycle?
A woman sells this to buy a present for her husband
What is hair?
I get cremated in a poem
Who is Sam McGee?
What is a pun?
Who is the princess in "The Lady or the Tiger?"
What does Esperaza want most in the world?
What is a house of her own
A man chooses between two doors in this story
What is "The Lady or the Tiger?"
I came "riding, riding, riding," up to the old inn door
Who is the Highwayman?
A comparison that tries to explain how two things are alike
What is an analogy?
I gave up a hunting trip so my wife could buy a dress
The character who sends Esperanza home to eat lunch
Who is the nun?
A man sells this to buy a gift for his wife
What is a watch?
The repetition of consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
A concise statement that contains a truth
What is an aphorism?
I saved my lover's life
Who is Bess from "The Highwayman"?