Colorful Characters
The name of the boy who steals the shoes in "Thank You, Ma'am."
Roger
In "All Summer in a Day" the other children lock Margot in this place
a closet
In "Cemetery Path" Ivan is compared to this animal
pigeon
7 years
What is wrong with this dialogue?
"Hurry up!" she yelled. "We're running out of time."
"I'm so tired though." he replied, walking slowly.
Needs to be a comma before "he replied"
"Hurry up!" she yelled. "We're running out of time."
"I'm so tired though," he replied, walking slowly.
In "To Build a Fire", the dog represents this force/concept
nature/instinct
Complete the quote from the woman in "All Summer in a Day": "I have done things, too, which I would not tell you son — neither tell _____, if he didn't already know."
God
Which of the following is the sun NOT compared to in "All Summer in a Day"?
flower, coin, fire, face, penny
face
The region on Canada where "To Build a Fire" takes place
The Yukon
What is wrong with this dialogue?
"What a lovely idea," she exclaimed. "When shall we go?"
"How about tomorrow," he suggested flashing a smile.
"What a lovely idea," she exclaimed. "When shall we go?"
"How about tomorrow," he suggested, flashing a smile.
The nickname of the man who visits the cemetary in "Cemetary Path"
Ivan the Terrible
The stage of a plot diagram where background about the story is given
Exposition
DAILY DOUBLE
You can bet as many of your points as you want on the next question. If you answer correctly, your team will receive those points. If you're wrong, you lose those points.
The woman in "Thank You, Ma'am" serves this vegetable to the boy
The type of bar where "Cemetery Path" begins
a tavern
The workplace of the woman who helps the boy in "Thank you, Ma'am"
Hotel Beauty Shop
Which senses are appealed to in this passage?
The thick night settled around him, warm and heavy, like velvet drawn close against his skin. A rich, lingering presence filled the air, something elusive and full, curling inward with each breath. It was as if the world had stilled, holding its breath, waiting for the sensation to deepen and unfold.
Touch and Scent
The thick night settled around him, warm and heavy, like velvet drawn close against his skin. A rich, lingering presence filled the air, something elusive and full, curling inward with each breath. It was as if the world had stilled, holding its breath, waiting for the sensation to deepen and unfold.
In "To Build a Fire", the man successfully building a fire under a tree is an example of this suspense technique.
False Hope
In "To Build a Fire" when the children first go out into the sun, they are compared to this
"animals escaped from their caves"
jungle
The author of "All Summer in a Day"
Ray Bradbury
The full name of the woman who helps the boy in "Thank You, Ma'am" (you need at least three of her four names)
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones
This force holds Ivan in place, preventing him from leaving the cemetery
In "To Build a Fire", this substance causes the ice forming on the man's face to be yellow
tobacco
The temperature in "To Build a Fire"
75 degrees fahrenheit below zero (-59 degrees celsius
The age of the children in "All Summer in a Day"
9 years old