Characters
Who is the narrator of the story?
Jake Baker/Jake
What decade is the story set in?
1980
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" is known as...
A Simile
Use the word list to match definitions.
The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain
Cranium
What is the name of the cat Jake and Billy rescue for Lex?
Becca
Calvin/Cal, Uncle C
What town is the story set in?
Niagara Falls
A direct comparison of two things is known as...
A metaphor
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
Uncanny
What is the name of Uncle C's shop?
The Occultorium
What is the name of Lex Galbraith's video store?
So Beta!
Where does the group go for their first meeting of the Saturday Night Ghost Club?
Screaming Tunnel
Simile or metaphor?
"The growth bounced against the deer's skull like a nerf ball"
Simile
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening.
Ominous
What does Jake's bully throw in his face on the last day of school?
Firecracker
How are Dove and Billy related?
Siblings/Brother and Sister
Where do they go to investigate the wrecked car?
Lake/Oxbow Lake
What kind of literary device is used?
"The neighborhood was waking up"
Personification
well meaning and kind
Benevolent
What flavor is Dove's chewing tobacco?
Cherry
Neurosurgeon/Brain Surgeon
What season does the story take place during?
Summer
What kind of literary device is used here?
Metaphor
A tomb or gloomy room
Sepulchral
Where does Mrs. Yellowbird work?
Hospital/Kidney dialysis unit