CHARACTERS
This person is Cristian's trusted sister who is blackmailed into betraying him while also trying to protect him.
Cici Florescu
A comparison using "like" or "as" is called a...?
Simile
A repeated or continuing element of a story, which the author usually does not state directly
Theme.
ex. IMBY - trust, betrayal, decision-making
ex. Romeo and Juliet - forbidden love, opposites attract, fate
Limited access to resources such as food, electricity, heat, transportation, and worldly knowledge are all examples of what?
How Communist leaders controlled the Romanian people.
This theme applies to how Cristian feels about the people around him, including those he loves and cares about, as many are secretly working against one another.
Betrayed / Betrayal
This person is Cristian's on-and-off girlfriend who helps him during the revolution
Liliana Pavel
When two words with opposite meanings are placed next to each other, it is called an...?
ex. "compulsory volunteering"
Oxymoron
When an author writes words that create a sound effect, this is called...?
Onomatopoeia
ex. "Wooooosh!" "Slam!" "She listened to the rain, each drop falling with a pitter-patter on the window."
How did people in Romania find out about freedoms in the West?
By illegally listening to Radio Free Europe and Voice of America on the radio.
Describe how the theme of Trust presents itself in the story.
- People generally do not / cannot trust one another due to surveillance and informers.
- Cris slowly loses trust in the people he loves and cares about due to their betrayal.
What name does Cristian use to identify the Secu agent he has to report to?
Paddle Hands
What is personification?
When a non-living thing is given living qualities or characteristics.
Ex. The propaganda poster of Ceausescu stared down at Cristian (a poster cannot actually stare.)
What is an allusion?
A reference to something external to the text, often to make a connection.
ex. "Romania was the last country holding down The Iron Curtain."
ex. If Cristian is caught by Secu with the notebook, it could open Pandora's Box.
Cici works at this place.
The textile factory
This theme applies to Cris writing in his notebook and attempting to expose it, Ceausescu keeping Romania isolated, and what Cristian slowly discovers about his world and the people in it.
Truth
Who are Nicolae Ceausescu and Mother Elena?
Romanian communist dictator and his wife who subject the people to long school/work days, limited resources, and isolation from the rest of the world.
An extreme exaggeration is called...?
Hyperbole
This term describes a play on words, for example, "you can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish."
Pun
Liliana told Cristian that she loved this singer.
Bruce Springsteen
This person flaunts possession of hard-to-get goods. Cristian calls him a "hustler".
Starfish
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two things using "is" (or WITHOUT "like" or "as").
When words with similar letter sounds are placed near each other, this is called...?
Alliteration
ex. get going
ex. Lily's Love for Cris
ex. twice as nice
When Bunu passes away, how does Cris find him?
He is beaten; the coffee he was given to drink during Secu meetings was poisoned, causing his so-called leukemia.