Short Stories
The narrator chooses Sheila Mant over what type of fish?
A Bass
A poem with 3 lines, with syllables of 5, 7, and 5.
Haiku
What is the author's name?
Elizabeth Acevedo
What were the two cities mentioned in the drama?
Verona and Mantua
What is the name of Shakespeare's most famous poem?
Sonnet 18
What is the name of Michael's lawyer?
Al
Ms. Canty's favorite color
Pink
What disease does Rita's grandmother think she has in Bad Influence?
Asthma
What are the 3 qualifications that make a Shakespearean sonnet?
14 lines
10 Syllables (5 stressed and unstressed)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What neighborhood was Xiamara from?
Harlem, NYC
How many civil brawls occurred that caused the prince to threaten the death penalty?
3
What city was Shakespeare born in?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
The story takes place in which state?
Mississippi
What was Ms. Canty's best subject in middle/high school?
Math
What school was Eli trying to get in to in The Lie?
Whitehill School
What is the difference between slam poetry and spoken word poetry?
Slam poetry is used in competition.
Identify two types of poems used in the novel
Haikus and Free Verse/Spoken Word
Which character served as the role of the "jester"?
Mercutio
What was Shakespeare's most famous play?
Hamlet
What college does Jesmyn Ward currently work at?
Tulane University
Which two major cities has Ms. Canty lived in or near?
Philadelphia and New Orleans
In Marigolds, Lizbeth's dad was crying because he did not want to accept hamidowns, specifically Mr. Ellis'_____________.
Coat
What were the names of the two poems we read and analyzed this school year (one by Robert Frost and Adrienne Su)?
Birches and Peaches
What is the name of the teacher in the novel?
Ms. Galiano
How many total scenes were in the play?
24
Who is at the center of the leading theory for who Shakespeare really is?
Francis Bacon
What is Michael's mother's name?
Maggie Ladner
What is Ms. Canty's full name (maiden or married)?
Kelsie Rose Bryant-Canty/Copeman
Name one of the authors from our short story unit.
Wetherall, Ortiz-Cofer, Vonnegut, Collier
"This line is taking forever." is an example of what figurative language?
Hyperbole
Where is Aman's family from?
Trinidad
What are the 5 named servants?
Peter, Abram, Balthazar, Sampson and Gregory
What month and year was Shakespeare born?
April 1564
Name the 7 named people that were male inmates at Parchman.
Richie, River, Blue, Hogjaw, Michael, Bishop, and Stag.
What are/were Ms. Canty's two favorite athletes?
- both of which once corresponded to her favorite sports teams
- both of which are deemed problematic
- both of which were featured in movies about them
Kyrie Irving and Tom Brady