Words of the Day
Fences
Conv. Store Woman
The Kite Runner
Semester 1
100

This word means relaxed and unbothered; calm

What is nonchalant?

100

Troy's brother's name

Who is Gabriel?
100

Keiko feels like a ____ in a machine

What is a cog?

100

Amir's father

Who is Baba?

100

Ms. Cade's first name

Who is Christiana? 

200

This word means a mask

What is facade?

200

Troy's 3 kids

Who are Raynell, Cory, and Lyons?

200

The author of the novella

Who is Sayaka Murata? 

200

Amir's dream profession

What is a writer? 

200

The owner of a red hunting hat

Who is Holden Caulfield? 
300

This word means social environment 

What is milieu?

300

The playwright's name

Who is August Wilson?

300

The name of the convenience store where Keiko works for 18 years

What is Smile Mart?

300

The place where Amir and Hassan read together as kids 

What is a pomegranate tree? 

300
Lady Bird's Real Name

Who is Christine?

400

This word means rebellious or not obedient to authority 

What is recalcitrant?

400

The setting (time and place) of the play

What is Pittsburgh, 1951?

400

When Shiraha moves in with Keiko she treats him like a pet and refers to his meals as _____

What is "feeding time"?

400
Assef's birthday gift to Amir

What is the autobiography of Hitler?

400

The protagonists of "Recitatif"

Who are Roberta and Twyla?

500

This word means replacable

What is fungible?

500

The missing word in Cory's quote: "The whole time I was growing up...living in this house...Papa was like a ________ that followed you everywhere....It would wrap around you and lay there until you couldn't tell which one was you anymore.”

What is a shadow?

500

The year the novella was originally published

What is 2016?

500

The speaker of "You've always been a tourist here. You just didn't know it."

Who is Farid?

500

The first short story we read by JD Salinger

What is "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"?

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