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Who, at age 38, published his first book of poems entitled. A Boy's Will, and followed it a year later with a second book of poems entitled, North of Boston?

Robert Frost
100

Finish the following proverb according to Benjamin Franklin: "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man..."

Healthy, wealthy, and wise.

100

Which Lois Lowry story describes the Naiz occupation and capturing of Danish Jews, as told from the perspective of ten-year-old, Annamarie, whose family ends up protecting her Jewish friend's family?

Number the Stars

100

Identify the literary device used in the phrases, "blanket of snow" and "wall of water"

Metaphors

100

What bird is symbolically used in the Bible to represent peace, purity, and innocence?

Dove

200

Who started her Diary of a Young Girl by stating "I hope I will be able to confide everything to you"?

Anne Frank

200

Which of Aerop's fables could be retitled as "The Young Lad Who Gave A False Alarm"?

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"

200

With 1,770 lines, what is the title of William Shakespeare's shortest play?

The Comedy of Errors

200

Identify the adjective in the following sentence: Kindergarten students sit at small, round, plastic tables.

Kindergarten, small, round, and plastic.

200

What word refers to the sequence of events that make up a story?

Plot

300

In Greek mythology, who is the god of the underworld?

Hades

300

How many syllables are in the word, poetic, and which syllable is stressed?

3 (syllables), the second (syllable is stressed)

300

What Robert Louis Stevenson novel features a marooned pirate, named Ben Gunn, who develops an obsessional craving for cheese during his time alone on the island

Treasure Island

300

What comes before the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done?

Indirect Object

300

In what mountainous, Central European country does most of the novel Heidi, take place?

Switzerland

400

In an 1845b Poem, who quoted the raven as saying "Nevermore"

Edgar Allan Poe

400

In the following sentence, identify the word that is s synonym of "refill". "The mountain bikers stopped at noon to replenish their water supply".

Replenish

400

In what children's classic does the main character, Fern have a pig named Wilbur as a pet?

Charlotte's Web

400

What idiom, that references a sewing tool and a farm commodity, means that you're looking for something that is very difficult or impossible to locate?

Needle in the haystack

400

In the military, what is the acronym for a person who is absent, often without notice or permission?

AWOL

500

Name Dr. Seuss's character that is a pachyderm

Horton

500

What rodent is mentioned in the poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?

Mouse

500

Give the title of the Sharon Creech novel about 13-year-old, Salamaca Tree Hiddle, whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.

Walk two Moons

500

Identify the preposition phrase or phrases in the following sentence: After lunch, we are playing dodgeball in the gym.

After lunch, in the gym

500

Identify the words in the following sentence that should be capitalized: "we live in the united states of america."

We, United, States, and America

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