Literary Terms
Danny and Tigo
The Last Spin
Flowers and Freckles
Plot
100
This is a writers’ technique in which the author provides clues or hints as to what is going to happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
100
Colors of Tigo's gang
What is green and orange?
100
The place where Danny and Tigo met.
What is basement?
100
The main character in Flowers and Freckle Cream
Who is Mary Ellen?
100
The series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax.
What is rising action?
200
The main character in a story.
What is protagonist?
200
Colors of Danny's gang.
What is blue and gold?
200
The number of cartridges on the table.
What is 3?
200
The main character in Flowers and Freckle Cream was jealous of her cousin named ________________.
What is Janet Elizabeth?
200
The most intense moment in the story.
What is climax?
300
This is a writers’ technique in which the author jumps back in time to explain something that happened earlier, before the start of the story.
What is flashback?
300
Name of Tigo's girlfriend
What is Juana?
300
The author of The Last Spin
Who is Evan Hunter/Ed McBain?
300
The length of time the main character waited for the freckle cream.
What is three weeks?
300
The start of the story
What is introduction?
400
Feeling of tension or anticipation as to what will happen next or what the final outcome will be in the story.
What is suspense?
400
Day of the week Danny and Tigo were supposed to go to the lake
What is Sunday?
400
The term used to refer to "gangs" in The Last Spin
What is clubs?
400
The age of the main character.
What is 12?
400
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves
What is falling action
500
The dramatic struggle between two forces in a story.
What is conflict?
500
The organization Danny and Tigo wanted to join when they were older
What is the Army?
500
The model/type of the gun used by Danny and Tigo
What is Smith and Wesson .38 Police Special?
500
The name of the flower given to the main character by her grandfather.
What is Tiger Lily?
500
The conclusion
What is resolution?
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