Zero to Hero!
Literary Terms
Holes
The Westing Game
A Little of Everything
100
The stage of the Hero's Journey in which the hero enters the unknown world.
What is crossing the threshold
100
a character, symbol, or pattern that is a “universal template” for a character that is used throughout many stories.
What is an archetype
100
the dirty,rotten, no good, pig-stealing, great great grandfather of Stanley IV
Who is Elya Yelnats
100
created the Westing Game, nick name Uncle Sam
Who is Sam Westing
100
from whom is a bag of sunflower seeds stolen
Who is Mr. Sir
200
the stage of the Hero's Journey in which the hero is helped by someone or something
What is mentor
200
the character that accomplishes an "impossible" task or gives of himself or herself for the sake of others
What is hero
200
traded onions for peaches and had a donkey named Mary Lou
Who is Sam, the Onion Man
200
made a wedding dress for Violet Westing that she never got wear
Who is Flora Baumbach
200
fights the Chimera and rides Pegasus
Who is Bellerophon
300
the stage of the Hero's Journey in which the hero emerges from the abyss as a changed person
What is transformation
300
'hamartia' is the greek word for this defect in character that causes problems for the hero
What is a tragic flaw
300
the ancestor of Zero (Hector Zeroni) who cursed the Yelnats famliy
Who is Madame Zeroni
300
claims to be the niece of Sam Westing
Who is Grace Windsor Wexler
300
nicknamed "Mom"
Who is Mr. Pendanski
400
the stage of the Hero's Journey in which the hero is first told about the journey
What is the Call the Adventure
400
excessive pride or self-confidence, often leading to one’s own downfall
What is 'hubris'
400
school teacher turned outlaw
Who is Katherine Barlow (Kissin' Kate)
400
likes to kick people in the shin
Who is Turtle Wexler
400
granddaughter of Trout Walker
Who is the Warden
500
the stage of the Hero's Journey that brings him/her back to the original world
What is the Return
500
positive character traits or attributes that help a hero on his/her journey
What is a virtue
500
stole a water truck and drove it into a hole :(
Who is Stanley Yelnats IV
500
His true dream was to be an inventor --- until the Westing company stole his idea.
Who is Hoo (James, Mr.)
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