Those Three Wishes
What did people call Melinda behind her back?
Melinda Malice
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Melinda
the main character in a story
protagonist
Where and when the story takes place
setting
Who is the protagonist of the story "7th Grade"?
Victor
"Math was confusing, like the inside of a watch." This sentence includes which type of figurative language?
Simile
What was Melinda’s first wish?
For a thousand wishes
Melinda Alice is cruel and self-centered. This is the major _______ of the story. (c)
Conflict
A universal idea, seen in books, movies, and real-life such as love or family
theme
A comparison WITHOUT using like or as "my sister is a bird"
metaphor
The last part of something (c)
Conclusion
At the end of the story, Victor decides he is going to like the seventh grade. This part of the story is called the (r)
resolution
Which academic word fits best here:
The ________ of school gives Melinda Alice more opportunity to be mean and nasty.
setting
What does altruist mean in the following line: “By the time she reached school, Melinda was almost an altruist ”?
Someone who helps others without expecting anything in return
The end of a story where the conflict (problem) is solved; another word for "conclusion"
resolution
an exaggeration "must have called a thousand times..."
hyperbole
What is the resolution/conclusion of "Those Three Wishes"?
Melinda dies
In the beginning of the story, we learn that the story takes place in Fresno, California. This part of the story is called the ____________
exposition