From the Stories
Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Potpourri
Rhyme Time
100
What is Diana Moon Glampers' title?
Handicapper General
100
The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader(s)
mood
100
without enthusiasm
apathetically
100
A literary term meaning "the way the writer develops characters’ personalities."
characterization
100
A 3-legged stand on which to rest your portable media player from Apple
iPod tripod
200
What was the cause of the sun constantly covered by clouds?
atomic/nuclear bombs
200
The time and location in which a story takes place
setting
200
to agree or give in to
acquiesce
200
The 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments were aimed at making everyone _______.
equal
200
The main burglar
chief thief
300
How did Maggie get her burn scars?
a house fire
300
A literary technique in which ideas, customs, behaviors, or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society
satire
300
alert attention; watchfulness
vigilance
300
A vocabulary term meaning "very basic; in the beginning stages."
rudimentary
300
Your bill for taking a taxi
cab tab
400
What game was Sheila Mant's family playing when the narrator finally gets the guts to ask her out?
softball
400
The central idea or message in a work of literature
theme
400
not easily discouraged or defeated
indomitable
400
A literary term meaning "logical guesses, based on story details and your own experiences."
inferences
400
A coffee-colored tiara
brown crown
500
What mountain range is the setting for the story "The Interlopers?"
the Carpathian Mountains
500
A struggle between opposing forces
conflict
500
something passed down through generations, such as traditions, values, or property
heritage
500
The first test of the "euphio" machine began on a Saturday. On which day of the week did it end?
Monday
500
A tube that passes food from pharynx to stomach within an Egyptian coffin
sacrophagus esophagus
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