Characters
Who is the main character in The Necklace?
Mathilde
Who wrote The Necklace?
Guy de Maupassant
What is the main event in The Necklace?
Mathilde loses a borrowed necklace and becomes poor trying to replace it.
What is the theme of a story?
The main message or lesson the story teaches.
What is a monologue?
A long speech by one character.
Who is Jonathan in Civil Peace?
A father and survivor of war
Who wrote Civil Peace?
Chinua Achebe
What does Jonathan do after the war in Civil Peace?
He rebuilds his life and stays positive.
What is an inference?
A guess based on clues and what you know.
What is symbolism?
When something stands for something else.
Who is the king in The Golden Touch?
King Midass
Is The Golden Touch a myth?
Yes
What wish causes problems in The Golden Touch?
Midas wishes that everything he touches turns to gold.
What’s a dependent clause?
A group of words that can't stand alone as a sentence.
What is irony?
When the opposite of what’s expected happens.
Who wrote about hiding treasure?
Forrest Fenn
Who wrote The Thrill of the Chase?
Forrest Fenn
Why did Forrest Fenn hide a treasure?
To inspire people to explore nature.
What is a topic sentence?
The first sentence that states the paragraph’s main idea.
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
Who are the students in A Dose of What the Doctor Never Ordered?
Rebellious kids
Who wrote A Dose of What the Doctor Never Ordered?
Alan Haehnel
What protest happens in A Dose of What the Doctor Never Ordered?
Students rebel against pointless school rules.
What is MLA?
A style for writing and citing sources.
What is dramatic irony?
The audience knows something the character doesn’t.