Characters
Plot
Literature Terms 1
Literature Terms 2
Short Answer Questions
100
One character is the visually impaired narrator and the other character is the star placekicker at Lake Windsor High School
Who are Paul and Erik Fisher?
100
The lightning that hits the lignite fields.
What is the cause of the muck fires?
100
The beginning of the story
What is the exposition?
100
When and where the story takes place
What is the setting?
100
He stared into an eclipse and it blinded him.
What did Erik tell his 5th grade friends was the reason that Paul wore thick glasses?
200
One character tells the principal Paul is legally blind and the other character got a new job in Florida
Who are Mrs. and Mr. Fisher?
200
Confident at making the team
How does Paul feel at soccer tryouts?
200
The people in the story
What are the characters?
200
The main problem in the story
What is the conflict?
200
He showed up 20 minutes after she reported a fire at her house and he doesn't seem concerned about the muck fires. He calls them "normal."
What irritates Mrs. Fisher about the firefighter, Wayne?
300
One character is the principal at Lake Windsor Middle School and the other character does whatever Erik says to do.
Who are Mrs. Gates and Arthur Bauer?
300
The lightning strike capital of the United States
What is that Mrs. Fisher reads about Tangerine County in the news article at the meeting?
300
The person telling the story
Who is the narrator?
300
A memory or scene from the past
What is a flashback?
300
Erik and Arthur made fun of Mike when he got struck by lightning and at Joey for trying to take Mike's shoes off of his brother's body.
How did Erik and Arthur react to Mike Costello's death?
400
One character is struck by lightning at football practice and the other character tries to take Mike's shoes off of him.
Who are Mike and Joey Costello?
400
When football practice should be held
What do Mom and Dad disagree about?
400
The "good" person in the story
Who is the protagonist?
400
The narrator is a main character in the story and uses pronouns like "I" and "we." It also limits readers to knowing the thoughts and feelings of one character, and only allows readers to know about an event if one character experiences it or describes it.
What is first person point-of-view?
400
Paul is upset because he is not allowed to play soccer due to his IEP that says he is "visually impaired."
Why is Paul upset about what his mom tells Mrs. Gates about his eyesight?
500
One character's house was struck by lightning three times and the other character did not want to change the time of football practice
Who are Bill Donnelly and Coach Warner?
500
The lightning knows that spot because it used to be the highest
What is the reason Paul says Mr. Donelly's house will be struck by lightning again and again?
500
The "bad" person in the story
Who is the antagonist?
500
The author gives clues about events that will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
500
1-Muckfires 2-Lack of Storage 3-Her curtains being ruined
What are 3 things that Mrs. Fisher doesn't like about Florida?
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