Of Mice and Men
What were the names of the main characters in the story?
George and Lennie
Who was the main character of Fahrenheit 451?
Guy Montag
A frozen leg of lamb.
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Her hand was as cold as ice.
simile
What time period did Of Mice and Men take place?
1930s
What was their job?
They worked on a ranch where they moved barley. (bucked barley)
What was the job of firefighters in the book?
To burn books and the homes of people who had books.
What did Mary do to trick the police and keep them from finding the murder weapon?
She fed them the cooked leg of lamb to them.
Is this personification or an oxymoron?
The trees danced in the wind.
Personification
Which story/book did we read this year that was a dystopian story?
Fahrenheit 451
What happened to Curley's wife?
Lennie killed her when he was trying get her to be quiet.
Why were books banned?
because the government didn't want people to gain knowledge.
What did the narrator in Tell Tale Heart do to the old man?
He killed him in the middle of the night and hid the body under the floor.
Which type of irony is this: The reader knows something the character doesn't know.
Dramatic Irony
Montag kills him with a flamethrower.
Why did George kill Lennie?
Because he didn't want Curley to kill him. SO he could die without being scared.
Why is the title Fahrenheit 451 important?
Because that is the temperature where paper burns.
How did the policemen know where to find the body in the Tell Tale Heart?
What type of irony is this: When something happens that is opposite of what is expected.
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Sum it up
What was George and Lennie's dream?
To buy their own farm, raise their own food and animals and Lennie could tend the rabbits.
Montag's neighbor who asked him if he was happy and also caused him to question if what he did as a fire fighter was the right thing to do.
Who actually died in The Story of an Hour? Mrs. Mallard or Mr. Mallard
Mrs. Mallard
Is this a metaphor or an oxymoron?
Jumbo Shrimp
oxymoron
What are the names of three of the stories or books that we read this year?
Story of an Hour, Lamb to the Slaughter, The Lady and the Tiger, Tell Tale Heart
Of Mice and Men, Fahrenheit 451