Fruit that has seeds on the outside.
What is strawberry?
Rachel says being eleven is like having all the other ages inside you.
What is a simile?
Rachel wishes she was this age so she could stand up to Mrs. Price
What is 102?
Michael Obi's new job title at the start of the story.
What is headmaster?
The story is narrated by a man who visits this office.
What is the Acme Travel Bureau?
Mr. Guys favourite hockey team.
What is Toronto Maple Leafs?
Earth has become "tired" and "worn out"
What is personficiation?
Rachel plans to celebrate her birthday by doing this after school.
What is eating cake with her family?
Michael's wife, who shares his enthusiasm for modernization, is named this.
Who is Nancy?
After the narrator hesistates, this happens to the travel agency.
What is it disappears/can't be found again?
Number of siblings Mr. Guy has
What is 2?
What is imagery?
Explain the reason an onion or a tree trunk is a proper symbol related to the story
What is everyone gains layers/experience as they age?
This story suggests that modernization without this is dangerous.
What is respect for tradition/cultural understanding?
Verna is described as being free this particular world aspect.
What is war?
The only flying mammal
What is a bat?
The fact that this red sweater situation is occurring on her birthday.
What is irony?
Share the reason Rachel doesn't speak up to Mrs. Price
What is doesn't feel as old as she is and is timid to speak for herself?
Personality trait that plays a role in Michael's downfall.
What is arrogance?
The story explores this human tendency when faced with the unknown?
What is fear and doubt?
The number of doors including & between Mrs. Nicholl classroom & Mme. Thompson classroom The only flying mammal
What is 16?
The fence in Dead Men's Path
*Say the type of figurative language AND explain what it represents*
What is symbolism representing the headmaster’s attempt to control and dominate the village?
The story's central theme is about this aspect of growing up.
What is maturity?
The "dead men's path" symbolizes this connection.
What is the link between the living and the dead (past and the present)?
The narrator tells his story for this reason.
What is to warn others not to hesitate when given a rare chance?