Short Stories
What color car is following the girl in "Halloween?" (color and model)
Dark green Honda
What does the narrator's father drop that he refuses to pick up?
rhubarb
Comparing two things using like or as
Simile
Esperanza wanted now n laters but the narrator wanted
a burrito
What state is Ms. Radigan from?
Rhode Island!!!!
Deportations
What does Mr. Kinsella time the narrator doing all summer?
Running to the mailbox
Comparison between two things as in "the evening of life"
Metaphor
The first time Joe Brainard saw his mother cry in "I Remember," he was eating this
apricot pie
Where did Ms. Radigan go to college?
Wesleyan
In "Girl" what rowdy song is she being accused of singing in Sunday school?
Benna
What does Mr. Kinsella believe women can smell?
Eventualities
A reference to something in history, politics, Bible, etc
allusion
What did the man in front of the woman in "The American Embassy" offer her since she hadn't eaten all day?
Oranges
Who are Ms. R's two best teacher friends?
What is the name of the paper the narrator's husband published his article in in "The American Embassy?"
The New Nigeria
What animal gets lost at sea in Mr. K's story?
Horses
A recurring image, theme, symbol-- such as the weather
motif
What treat does Mr. Kinsella tell the narrator to get in town with the money he gives her?
Choc ice
In what Brooklyn neighborhood does Ms. R live?
Bed Stuy
In "Two Kinds," what rude thing does Waverly Jong say after Jing Mei's failed piano recital?
"You're not a genius like me"
What is the name of the Kinsellas' nosy neighbor?
Mildred
The technique of presenting the flow of the characters' ideas, thoughts, responses and sensations
Stream of consciousness
In what way does the mother in "Girl" instruct her to always eat her food?
What is Ms. Radigan's favorite Avenues snack?
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