Vocabulary
This vocabulary word means 'an overwhelming feeling of admiration.'
infuriating awe
callous gloat
What is awe?
This object helps reveal to us that Taz and Brandon are the same person.
What is the stuffed Tasmanian Devil.
This vocabulary word best describes Reshmina's tone during the following conversation with Taz:
"I speak Mandarin Chinese,' Taz said... 'Because so many people in Afghanistan speak Chinese..."
mercifully inexplicably
wryly indistinct
What is wryly?
"PAK-PAK-PAK-PAK!" "" and "SHANG" are examples of this type of sound device.
What is onomatopoeia?
This vocabulary words means "in a sorrowful or mournful way; in a way that expresses regret."
ruefully mercifully
garish indistinct
What is ruefully?
Synonyms for this vocabulary word are flashy and showy.
awe surreal
garish reverence
What is garish?
This vocabulary word best describes the author's intended mood for the following quote,
"Manhattan was quiet again, silent as a grave. That's what this place was now- a giant grave for the thousands of people who hadn't been able to escape before the towers fell."
infuriating surreal
callous grim
What is grim?
What does Reshmina and her fellow villagers know about the 9/11 attacks?
What is they do not know anything?
This person is an example of a dynamic character from Ground Zero.
What is Brandon/ Reshmina?
Due to the events that occured in Reshmina's village and through his conversations with Reshmina, what is Taz considering doing by the end of the novel?
What is leaving the army?
Antonyms for this vocabulary word are compassionate and caring.
gloat balked
infuriating callous
What is callous?
This is the reason Brandon and Richard cannot exit the towers from the lobby.
What is it is too dangerous outside with falling pieces of broken glass, parts of building, and bodies.
This is Reshmina's tone toward Brandon based on the following quote from chapter 32,
"'But your drones kill as many of us as them,' Reshmina said. She held up her injured hand. 'You bandage our wounds and want us to say thank you, but you're the reason we were hurt."
What is angry, upset, frustrated, etc.?
This literary device occurs when the author uses vivid language to appeal to the reader's senses.
What is imagery?
This vocabulary word means "to look at or think about something with triumphant (and often smug or malicious) satisfaction."
What is gloat?
This vocabulary word means 'having the disorienting quality of a dream; not seeming real."
What is surreal?
In chapter 27 a policewoman says, "It's a steel structure. No way it's coming down. Go on- trust me you'll be safer down there." Explain the irony of what she says and what this quote is foreshadowing.
What is
Dramatic irony- We know the towers eventually did fall.
This quote foreshadows the towers collapsing.
Taz and Carter react differently to the destruction of Reshmina's village. How do they each react and what does this tell you about their character.
What is
Taz is regretful for what happened to Reshmina's village.
Carter is proud that they defeated the Taliban and is not concerned about what happened to Reshmina's village.
This type of text structure is being used in the following passage:
"He gasped at what he saw. Out on the plaza between the North Tower and the South Tower were bodies. And parts of bodies. Broken, bloody things too awful to think about. Brandon didn't want to look, but he couldn't look away either. It was like a horror movie. It couldn't be real. How could what he was looking at be real?"
What is description?
Reshmina adopts this name for her former village. Why is this name appropriate?
What is Ground Zero. The name is fitting because the village is destroyed and now resembles the site of a large bomb explosion.
This vocabulary word means "a feeling of deep respect and honor."
What is reverence?
Taz being Brandon was foreshadowed throughout the novel Ground Zero. Give two examples of how Gratz hinted to us what Taz's true identity was.
Possible answers:
The scar on his hand
His fear of the dark
The stuffed Tasmanian Devil toy
This is the meaning of the quote Reshmina finds on the cave walls.
"We are content with conflict. We are content with fear. We are content with blood. But we will never be content with a master."
What is Afghans have never been content being ruled by others. They would rather the Americans leave and deal with the aftermath themselves.
The three types of irony and how they differ.
What is...
Situational irony- the contrast between what is expected versus what actually happens
Dramatic irony- the contrast between what the characters know versus what the audience knows to be true
Verbal irony- the contrast between what someone says versus what they mean
Ground Zero is told using third person limited point of view. What is the main disadvantage to the reader with this type of point of view?
What is third person limited point of view only allows us insights into one character's thoughts and feelings, so the reader is limited to only what that character knows.