Characters
Her addiction to gambling led to her eviction and joblessness.
Who is Lelah?
A symbol from "Mirror Image" and what it represents
What is sunglasses, mirror, eyes, chocolate cake, etc.
The team that wins the game in "Reindeer Games"
Who is Wellpinit or the other team?
Definition of theme.
What is lesson, or message, or true thing the author is communicating throughout the story?
What Alice's father always said.
"The eyes are the mirror to the soul."
Alice's twin sister
Who is Jenny?
How Nemecia is characterized.
What is insecure, manipulative, hurt, etc.
What happened to Alice.
What is she got into an accident and her brain was transplanted into another body?
True or False: Identity is the theme of "Mirror Image"
False. It is only the topic.
The Vince Lombardi quote coach liked in "Reindeer Games"
What is "The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor” (A'lexie 9).
The character Junior must play against during tryouts.
Who is Roger?
Describe the mood at Junior's basketball game. Include text evidence.
What is tense, chaotic, etc?
How Rainsford was finally able to escape the general.
What is he swam.
The theme of "Reindeer Games"
Answers may vary but should include something about confidence, believing in yourself, etc.
He said the words, "who cares how a Jaguar feels?"
Who is Rainsford
The foil in "Ambush" and their characteristics which contrast with the protagonist.
The mood the setting in "Ambush" creates and how.
What is suspenseful, tense? Through the use of fog, darkness and the discomfort of mosquitos, etc.
Why Lelah always played twenty-seven.
What is her daughter and brother were born on that day?
The theme of "The Most Dangerous Game."
Answers may vary but should include something about morality or the innate need for survival
What purpose does this dialogue serve? What can we learn from it?
"'I’d give you a hand, but we can’t touch none of your stuff,' [the bailiff] said. Lelah used her shoulder to cram the box into the backseat. 'I know you’re thinking, like, if we’re not allowed to touch your stuff, then how are we gonna dump everything at the end.' Lelah did not acknowledge that she’d heard him. She took a step back from her car, checked to see if anything valuable was visible from the windows. 'We hire some guys to come and do that part,' he said. 'Me personally, I’m not touching none of your stuff. I don’t do cleanup'" (Flournoy 2).
Answers may vary but it should include something of the callousness of the situation or Lelah's indifference.
How we know Maria has grown at the end of the story.
What is she recognizes that Nemecia's actions are not about her.
Describe a symbol from a story other than "Mirror Image" and what it represents in the story.
The number 27 from "Lelah"; the fog in "Ambush"; food in "Nemecia"; the revolver in "The Most Dangerous Game" etc.
What Nemecia revealed as an adult that shocked Maria.
What is Nemecia no longer went to church?
The theme of "Lelah." Explain.
Answers may vary but should include something about addiction
What Nemecia says that reveals that she is affected by the trauma she experienced and how it reveals her trauma.
Answers may vary.