Characters in The Dreamer
Plot of The Dreamer
Figurative Language
Words of the Day
Writing a Paragraph
100
The main character in The Dreamer who is known for being an imaginative writer.
Who is Neftali Reyes?
100
This is the town and country where the story of The Dreamer takes place.
What is Temuco, Chile?
100
The type of figurative language in this example: "Oip! Oip! Oip!"
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Fill in the sentence with the correct word: "My favorite place to shop for __________________ is H&M."
What is apparel?
100
The first sentence of the paragraph that introduces the topic that the entire paragraph is about.
What is the topic sentence?
200
The brother of the main character who is forbidden from singing by their father and later gets a job working in Santiago.
Who is Rodolfo Reyes?
200
This is the pen name Neftali chooses for himself to avoid being recognized by Father.
What is Pablo Neruda?
200
Figurative descriptions where nonhuman things take on human qualities.
What is personification?
200
Fill in the sentence with the correct word: "During LB3, she was always feeling __________________ and couldn't wait to eat!"
What is famished?
200
The last sentence in a paragraph, which summarizes the main points of the paragraph.
What is the concluding sentence?
300
The younger sister of the main character who is also forced to swim in the ocean when the family goes to the beach.
Who is Laurita Reyes?
300
This forest creature predicts whether a person will have good or bad luck. If it calls on the right side, a person will have good luck. If it calls on the left side, a person will have bad luck.
What is the chucao bird?
300
Words that represent natural sounds or create sound effects.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
Fill in the sentence with the correct word: "When people speak a language you don't understand, it is ________________________ to you."
What is incomprehensible?
300
The step in the writing process you should do before drafting a paragraph.
What is pre-writing? (Brainstorming or planning would also be acceptable).
400
He is a train conductor and the head of the Reyes household who is known for being strict with his children.
Who is Jose Reyes (Father)?
400
A stranger passes this item through the hole in the fence in "Pinecone" and Neftali always carries it with him.
What is a toy sheep?
400
The type of figurative language in this example, "The names slid off the paper, marched across the room, and draped themselves on the hook on the back of the bedroom door..." (335)
What is personification?
400
Fill in the sentence with the correct word: "She ____________________ the bully about the mean things she had said."
What is confronted?
400
This is important to include in a paragraph, along with plenty of elaboration and explanation of how they help support the main idea of the paragraph. In a courtroom, this is used to help prove that someone is guilty.
What is evidence? (Examples, or textual support would also be accepted).
500
Owner and operator of La Manana newspaper, he encourages the main character to continue writing and tries to help the Mapuche through writing and protests.
Who is Uncle Orlando?
500
The subject Neftali studies at university, which Father agrees to because it will help prepare him for a business career as a translator.
What is French (Literature)?
500
"It had a rhythm like a locomotive chugging uphill" (336) is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
500
Fill in the sentence with the correct word: "The ______________________ student convinced her teacher that the class should have free time at the end of the lesson."
What is assertive?
500
The amount of sentences a well-developed paragraph should contain.
What is 8-10 sentences?
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