The Whistle
To visit her grandfather, who is ill.
Why did Chatita's parents go to San Antonio.
Exposition, inciting incident, and resolution.
What are three story elements in a short story?
A harmonica and newspaper clippings.
What was Lemon Brown's treasure?
An octopus has this many hearts.
What is three?
Blue suede shoes.
What did Roger want to buy?
A bleating goat.
What did Chatita think she heard?
Qualities that determine how a character thinks or acts.
What are character traits?
A good grade in math.
What must Greg have in order to play basketball for the Scorpions?
This prophet was thrown into a den of hungry lions because he refused to stop praying to God, but walked out completely unharmed the next morning.
Who is Daniel?
Ten dollars.
How much money did Mrs. Jones give Roger?
A whistle.
What did Chatita buy for her grandmother?
First person, third person limited, third person omniscient.
What are different points of view when writing a story?
Harlem.
Where does the story of Lemon Brown take place?
This neoclassical sculpture was a gift to the people of the United States from France and dedicated in 1886.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
In a hotel beauty shop.
Where did Mrs. Jones work?
Rural Texas in the 1940s/50s.
What is the setting for the story, "The Whistle?"
When a character struggles with their own emotions, thoughts, or beliefs.
What is internal conflict?
His father's love.
What is Greg's treasure?
This king, mentioned in Deuteronomy, had an iron bed over 13 feet long.
Who is King Og of Bashan?
"Shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet."
What did Mrs. Jones tell Greg after she gave him money for shoes?
Abuela/Abuelita.
What is Spanish for grandmother?
Literature that contains events made up by the author.
What is fiction?
The Scorpions.
What is the name of the basketball team Greg wants to play for?
A planet with a retrograde rotation, meaning it spins clockwise on its axis, unlike Earth.
What is Venus?
Generosity, kindness, and forgiveness.
What character traits did Mrs. Jones show to Roger?