Antigone Angst
Summer Dreams
CC Madness
Character Clues
Devious DCCs
100

Name the speaker: "Think how horribly we will die if we go against the king's decree..."

Ismene

100

Mariam lives outside of this city with Nana

Herat

100

Punctuate correctly: The dog cat and aardvark romped in the yard.

The dog, cat, and aardvark romped in the yard.

100

Name character and narrative: Survivor in a family that does do survival well.

Ismene in Antigone

100
Name the DCC sin committed here: Later, the students were given a pop quiz to test their knowledge.

Use of passive voice: Later, a pop quiz tested the students' knowledge.

200

Name the speaker: "I love no friends who are only friends in words."

Antigone

200

A princely pursuer who murders an admiral

Inan
200

Assume a signal phrase: which is the correct punctuation sequence? 

"I love it!" (Smith 12). OR "I love it" (Smith 12)!

"I love it!" (Smith 12).

200

Name character and narrative: He gets a bit mouthy when accused of being bribed.

Guard in Antigone

200

Spell the verb form that completes the sentence: Creon's pride (to lead) to his downfall.

led

300

Name the speaker: "You are paying for your father's crime."

Chorus

300

Son born to Rasheed and Laila

Zalmai

300

Correct the error: Some of the slime were oozing toward me.

Some of the slime was oozing toward me.

300

Name character and narrative: Asked about his father's quirks, he can only sit and blink.

narrator of "Sticks"

300

Choose the correct word: Dr. King hoped to (affect/effect) change through nonviolent protest.

effect

400

Name the speaker: "Haemon is lost."

Messenger

400

A leader of mercenaries who helps Zelie reach a secret island

Roen

400

Correct the errors: Its a shame the dog lost it's bone in the tall grass.

 It's (it is) a shame the dog lost its bone in the tall grass.

400

Name character and narrative: Curses the "child-slayer"

Eurydice in Antigone

400

Name the error type and offer two ways to fix it: I love school, classes are so interesting!

comma splice error: add FANBOY after the comma or replace the comma with a semi-colon

500

Name the speaker: "Go, go -- that most beautiful of all fates, the one bringing me my last day."

Creon

500

Temple of the maji where Lekan lives

Chandomble

500

Is there an error here? If so, correct it: The old man rushing down the street in a worn coat, pausing in front of houses.

The old man rushing down the street in a worn coat, pausing in front of houses. [sentence fragment]

500

Name character and narrative: A letter-writing wealthy businessman with an estranged daughter

Jalil in A Thousand Splendid Suns

500

Name the DCC broken here: Who are you going to the movies with?

Prepositions must have objects: With whom are you going to the movies?

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