Vocab
You can tell when a story is written in first person because
The story is told by the main character.
What is not a theme of Ashes of Roses?
You can’t depend on friends to help you through tough times.
Why did Kino become “everyone’s enemy”?
He had the pearl that everyone else wanted.
In the novel Out Of The Dust, which event occurred BEFORE all others?
Billie Jo is excited about the birth of her baby brother
A simile is defined as
a comparison of two objects using the words “like” or “as”
Lackluster means
lacking energy
For Rose, in Ashes of Roses, it is true that:
She made friends that taught her how to adjust to the culture.
The climax in The Pearl occurs when
Coyotito is shot.
The novel Out of the Dust took place during
The Great Depression
“Slam!” The front door had to be shut abruptly so no more mosquitoes would come buzzing throughout the house.”
The above sentence is an example of:
onomatopoeia
receptive means
willing to take a suggestion
The setting of Ashes of Roses could best be described as
urban
In the story, the pearl symbolizes
evil and greed
In the novel Out of the Dust, Billie Jo finds comfort in
apples and playing the piano
“The strong wind whistled and tickled my skin as we watched the sun set on the cool, dry beach.”
The above sentence is an example of:
personification
appease means
to make less angry, to make peace
Which of these best describes Rose at the conclusion of the novel?
content
In The Pearl, what was Coyotito bitten by?
a scorpion
What happened to the apple trees in Out of the Dust?
They were eaten by grasshoppers.
A Lyric Poem is
short poem that expresses the poet’s personal feeling and emotion, usually with rhyme and meter
You can tell when a story is written in third person because
Someone other than a character is telling the story.
The following quote describes Rose’s experience in America: “What thwarts us, and demands of us the greatest effort, is also what can teach us the most.”
The best definition for thwarts is:
frustrates
What is a theme of The Pearl?
Greed can corrupt and destroy one’s life.
What character trait best depicts Billie Jo in Out of the Dust?
forgiving
A poem that tells a story through rhyme and rhythm is called a
Narrative Poem