Characters
The name of the main character in Ghost Boys.
What is Jerome (Rogers)?
The state where "The Ravine" takes place.
What is Hawaii?
The part of the story where the main character comes face to face with the conflict in the story.
What is climax?
The sport that Laura plays in "Laura's Key".
What is soccer?
Mr. Boyle's first name.
What is Cal?
The name of the protagonist in "The Ravine".
Who is Vinny?
The city that is the setting for "Ghost Boys".
What is Chicago?
In this part of the story, the loose ends are all tied up and we learn what happens to the characters. It comes after the falling action of the story.
What is resolution?
In the poem "Mother to Son", the mother compares her life to this.
What are stairs?
The name of our mascot.
What is Bob?
The name of the Ghost Boy that helps Sarah and the protagonist understand that the killing of young black boys is not a new problem.
Who is Emmett Till?
The name of the city where the short story "The Mixer" begins.
What is London?
The part of a story that builds tension and suspense, leading up to the turning point of the story.
What is rising action?
The name of the British poet who helped us write poetry like our 10 minute poem.
Who is Simon Mole?
Ms. Rowling's first name.
What is Dawn?
The name of the furry, four-legged cheesehound in "The Mixer".
Who is Blackie?
The name of the southern state where the protagonist of "Ghost Boys" travels to see the brutal murder of his ghost guide and friend, who made the mistake of talking to and making eye contact with a white woman.
What is Mississippi?
The event that sets the whole story in motion.
What is inciting incident?
The four sections of your composition notebooks.
What are "bell ringers", "notes", "vocabulary", and "journal"?
Mr. Flatow's first name.
What is Kevin?
Nothukula is the protagonist of this story.
What is "Sweet, Difficult Sounds"?
The setting where "The Mixer" begins and where our protagonist liked to raid the larder and get scratches from Fred the Barman.
What is the public house or pub?
The part of the story where the main characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition?
The vocabulary word from "Ghost Boys" which means a small room or hall that a person enters from outside before entering into a larger room.
What is "vestibule"?
The first names of Mr. Hogan and Ms. Goebel.
What are Anthony and Stephanie?