Literary Devices
The following quote: "I tried to cradle Quioxte, our gray and white cat who was missing an ear" contains what literary device? For double points: what is the definition of that literary device?
An Allusion: When an author refers to something that is familiar or known beyond the story
Who was "the woman on the street" in Chapter 1 and how does the author feel towards this woman?
Jeannette's mom and she feels embarrassed by her
True or false: Jeannette is the oldest sibling. If not, who is?
False, it's Lori
What does the following quote show about Jeannette's life?: "I wasn't used to quiet and order and I liked it".
Jeannette's homelife is loud, unstable, and hectic.
What city is Jeannette in, in Chapter 1?
New York City
The following quote: "'We could like this forever,' I said 'I think we're going to," she said" is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing: a warning or indication of future events
How old is Jeannette in her earliest memory and what is that memory?
3 years old and cooking hotdogs and getting burned
Who notices that Jeannette fell out of the car while the family was driving?
Her younger brother, Brian
What does the following quote show about the Walls' parenting style?: "People worry too much about their children. Suffering when you’re young is good for you".
It highlights their negligence.
The cat's name is Quioxte, what is their dog's name?
Juju
The following statement is an example of which type of irony?: After being severely burned from cooking hotdogs, a few days later, Jeanette is cooking hotdogs.
Situational Irony
What does the hospital have that the Walls family does not?
A TV
What is "doing the Skedaddle" why does the family do this?
Being nomads/avoiding debt collectors
Knife throwing, how to aim and fire a gun, how to find clean water, how to identify edible plants, how to tap in Morse code,
Who was born before Jeannette?
Mary Charlene
The following quote contains what literary device?: "We were sort of like cactus. We ate irregularly, and when we did we'd gorge ourselves"
A simile: making a comparison between two unlike things to show their similarities using like or as
How does Rex feel about hospitals?
He thinks they're full of quacks
What is the prospector and what is the glass castle?
They're both Rex's inventions: a solar-cell house and a mining machine that can sort between rock and gold
What do the nurses give Jeannette that she's never had before?
Chewing gum
The following quote contains which type of irony?: “There was blood everywhere, Mom said, 'but one kid in the hospital at a time is enough'”.
Verbal irony
Name four ways Jeannette interacts with fire after her incident
- Passes her finger through candle flames
- Stands too close to open flames when a fire is lit
- Steals matches and lights paper on fire
- Melts her favourite toy, Tinkerbell
How did Rosemary and Rex meet? What were their jobs at the time?
Rex worked for the airforce and Rosemary for the USO. They met while Rex and his friends were going to jump off a cliff and Rosemary came along and showed them up.
What is the name of their second car?
The green caboose