WBBA
Fences
Grammar/Punctuation
Literary Elements
Miscellanea
100

The author of WBBA

Who is Paul Kalanithi?

100

The author of "Fences"

Who is August Wilson?

100

The two things that make up a complete sentence

What are a subject and a verb?

100

A physical object that represents an abstract idea

What is a symbol?

100

The two parts of a thesis statement

What are a claim and (supporting) reasons?

200

What the author studied before medicine

What is English literature?

200

ALL of Troy Maxson's children

Who are Lyons, Cory, and Raynell?

200

Which of the following that describes the statement below: phrase, DC, or IC.

"Across the table"

What is a phrase?

200

A recurring theme, symbol, or idea throughout a text

What is a motif?

200

The name of Troy Maxson's mistress

Who is Alberta?

300

The name of the author's newborn daughter

Who is Cady?

300

The character who said the following: "Some people build fences to keep people in... other people build fences to keep people out" (Wilson 61).

Who is Bono?

300

Which of the following that describes the statement below: phrase, DC, or IC.

"After we left"

What is a DC?

300

A literary device used when describing something in more socially acceptable language

What is a euphemism?

300

The punctuation mark that belongs in the underlined space below:

"While she answered the phone__ he was secretly eavesdropping."

What is a comma?

400

The occupation of the author's wife, Lucy

What is internal medicine/internalist?

400

The character who said the following: "The devil's strong. The devil ain't no pushover" (Wilson 47).

Who is Gabriel?

400

The punctuation mark that belongs in the underlined space: 

"I can't wait for Christmas break___ it's so close!"

What is a semicolon, colon, comma and FANBOYS, or dash?

400

Repetition of words or phrases at the BEGINNINGS of lines or sentences

What is anaphora?

400

The literary device shown in the following sentence:

"You've got some Uncle Remus in you."

What is an allusion?

500

The year "When Breath Becomes Air" was published

What is 2015?

500

The character who said this: "You just have to give it a chance. It'll grow" (Wilson 91). 

Who is Rose?

500

The punctuation mark that belongs in the underlined space below:

"He decided to wait__ before crossing the street."

What is nothing?

500

Repetition of words or phrases at the ENDS of lines or sentences

What is epistrophe?

500

The city where "Fences" is set

Where is Pittsburg?

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