"My Favorite Chaperone"
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
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100
What is the MAIN conflict in the story?
Maya needs permission to go to a school dance.
100
What three things are revealed in the exposition of a story?
background, characters, setting
100

What is the top part of this diagram called? ___/\___

climax

100

What does stun mean?

to shock someone

100
Name 2 ways in which characters affected the plot. Speak in terms of character traits. 

Answers will vary. Mrs. Morrison will judge. 

200
Why is Maya upset when she is first called to the office?
She thinks that she is in trouble.
200
What is completely resolved (solved) in the resolution of a story?
conflict
200

What is the end part of this diagram called? ___/\___

Resolution

200
What does scuffle mean?
a fight
200

What does the reader learn during the exposition of the story?

Maya’s aunt sponsored her family’s move to America from Kazakhstan.

300
Why do Maya’s parents have stricter rules than her friends’ parents?
They are from a country with different customs.
300

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

plot

300

What is the left slope of this diagram called? ___/\___

rising action

300
What is a whimper?
a soft cry
300

Which of Maya's actions show that she is a responsible daughter?

She misses the gymnastics meet and translates for the school. She does her mother's job cleaning, and also cooks for the family when her mother is hurt.

400
How does Nurzhan help to resolve the story’s conflict?
He gets their parents to sign the slip by offering to be Maya’s chaperone.
400
What kind of diagram is this? __/\___
A Plot Diagram
400

What is the right slope of this diagram called? ___/\___

falling action

400
What is the job of a dispatcher?
to send out vehicles according to a schedule
400

What are two events that show Nurzhan is willing to stand up for what he thinks is right?

He stands up to the bully, Ossie Nishizono. He tries to defend Maya when she is caught with Daniel. Finally, he gets the Spring Fling permission slip signed for Maya.

500
What does Mama do to show that she understands that growing up in America will be different for Maya?
She gives Maya a special bracelet to wear to the dance.
500

What is the first part of the diagram called? Explain what is included here.  ___/\___

Expostition

Introduction of characters, setting, and conflict. 

500

What belongs in the middle or center of this diagram? ___/\___

conflict

500
What does sponsor mean?
to support someone’s admission into a group
500

Why does Maya give an incorrect translation of what the principal says about Nurzhan’s fight?

She wants to keep her father from becoming angry.

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