Bread/The First Day
In the story "Bread" what happened when they had too much bread?
The bread got moldy.
What did the woman kill her husband with?
A leg of lamb
What was the name of the bird in the story?
A pheasant
What kind of mice are in this story?
Robot Mice
What's the name of the couple in the story? (You must get both correct.)
Jim and Della
"On an otherwise unremarkable September morning, long before I learned to be ashamed of my mother, she takes my hand and we set off down New Jersey Avenue to begin my very first day of school. " This is an example of which literary device?
Foreshadowing
The policemen were eating the leg of lamb, while talking about the murder weapon.
This is an example of what?
Dramatic Irony
What was happening to the pheasants?
Due to the ice storm their eyes were being froze shut
What's not in the story?
People/Humans
What did Della give up to get Jim a present?
Her hair
"This bread happens to be brown, but there is also white bread, in the refrigerator, and a heel of rye you got last week, round as a full stomach then, now going moldy. Occasionally you make bread. You think of it as something relaxing to do with your hands. " Which line is a piece of evidence that the bread got moldy?
"This bread happens to be brown, but there is also white bread, in the refrigerator, and a heel of rye you got last week, round as a full stomach then, now going moldy."
Mary was talking to the grocery clerk/butcher about what she was going to make her husband for dinner. He was already dead at home.
What's this an example of?
Dramatic Irony
How did the boys show empathy towards the pheasants?
They wrapped them up in their coats.
"At eight-thirty the eggs were shriveled and the toast was like stone. An aluminum wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea."
What literary device is shown above?
Personification
What did Jim get Della for a present?
Combs
Why couldn't the little girl go to the first school?
Her home was in a different district.
What was the name of the husband?
Patrick
The boys went from trying to hunt the pheasants to showing them empathy.
This is an example of what literary device?
Character Development
"At eight-thirty the eggs were shriveled and the toast was like stone. An aluminum wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea."
Which line provides evidence that there's personification in the text?
"Where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea."
What did Jim and Della both do in order to give each other a present? One word that starts with an s.
Sacrifice
Name another situation in the bread story. Other than the one we've gone over.
- The man was in prison
- The siblings in the famine
- The floating bread
- The German fairytale
Why did Mary kill her husband?
He told her bad news.
Random Question:
What's it called when an author gives human-like qualities to objects?
Personification
What year did the story take place?
2026
What's the definition of symbolism?
When one thing represents another thing.