Literary Terms
Characters
Idioms and Expressions
Chapter Questions
9th Grade Literature
100
A account or event that happened before the beginning of the story.
Flashback
100
The boss's son
Curley
100
"Jail Bait"
A derogatory term used for a young girl who is perceived as trying to sleep with another man.
100
What happened to all of the mice that Lennie's Aunt Clara gave him?
Lennie killed them.
100
What story did we read that took place during the Holocaust?
"Night" by Elie Wiesel
200
Describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both.
Tone
200
The stable hand
Crooks
200
"live off the fatta the lan"
live off the profits provided by selling crops
200
Curley fights Lennie because Lennie was...
Lennie was smiling. Curley thought Lennie was laughing at him.
200
What two characters in the play "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" did Romeo slew (kill)?
Tybalt and Paris
300
Underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand.
Theme
300
Wants in on George and Lennie's dream.
Candy
300
"crazy as a wedge"
mentally unstable
300
How does Lennie kill Candy's wife?
Lennie breaks her neck.
300
Odysseus from "The Odyssey" is considered what type of hero?
Epic hero- a larger than life character that embodies the ideals of a nation or race.
400
A hint or a clue that suggest an event will occur later in a story.
Foreshadowing
400
Comforts George in his loss of Lennie
Slim
400
"popped into the future."
Daydreaming about the future.
400
Whose Luger killed Candy's dog and Lennie?
Carlson's luger.
400
What is the "unfinished work"President Lincoln is referring to in his speech "The Gettysburg Address?"
Winning the Civil War
500
Descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader.
Imagery
500
Craves company from the men.
Curley's wife
500
"Yella as a frog belly"
A coward
500
What is the name of the ointment that Crooks uses for his crippled back?
Crooks uses liniment on his crippled back.
500
What three uses of Rhetoric does Martin Luther King Jr. use in his speech "I Have a Dream?"
Repetition, Parallelism, and Extended Metaphor
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