My father and my older brother Eddy
love to play sports, but I can’t play
because of my asthma.
Who is Laurence
100
“When I opened the door, our home suddenly seemed as foreign to me as Africa.”
Figurative language (yes or no)
Yes, this is an example of figurative language
100
A structure set up to block a passage
What is barricade
100
From what point of view are Memoirs told
What is first person
100
The face
What is mug
200
When I was young, I left my home in
China and moved to America.
Who is father
200
“I rationalized the hunt by telling myself I was not murdering rabbits or
deer, just a mean old rat - like a furry kind of cockroach.”
Figurative language (Yes or No)
Yes, this is figurative language
200
In an abrupt, sudden manner
What is brusquely
200
Are memoirs Fiction or Non-fictional
What is Non-fiction
200
Lasting for an indefinitely long time; continuing without interrupting
What is perpetual
300
One day I was helping
to restock the shelves when I found
some dark drops on the floor.
Who is Eddy
300
They didn’t accept me because I wasn’t born
in America, like they were.
Figurative language (Yes,No)
No, this is not figurative language
300
To use smoke fumes in order to kill off rodents or insects; to disinfect
What is fumigate
300
Memoirs show feelings, beliefs, attitudes, or heritage
True or False
True!
300
To make self satisfying but incorrect explanations about one's behavior
What is rationalize
400
I don’t want him shooting that cannon off
in my house!
Who is mother
400
“We could hear the rat scurrying above us in the living room. It sounded as if it were doing a victory dance.”
Figurative language (yes or no)
Yes this is figurative language
400
To put together or act with little or no preparation or planning
What is improvise
400
Memoirs include a flashback or background information
True or False
True
400
To do serious damage, widespread destruction
What is ravage
500
My lungs always
fail me. Father just looks at me puzzled,
but I know he is disappointed in me.
Who is Laurence
500
Father runs a grocery store, and we live
above the store.
Figurative language (yes or no)
No this is not figurative language
500
Incompetence, clumsiness; displaying a lack of judgement
What is ineptitude
500
A memoir is limited to a particular phase, time period, place,
True or False