Charlie
Patrick&Sam
Plot and conflict
Characterization
Quotes
100

How does Charlie start every letter? (Not the date)

Dear friend,

....

100

Who is Patrick in love with?

Brad

100

What tragic event happens in the very beginning of the novel?

Michael, Charlie's best friend, commits suicide.
100

Name five aspects that belong in an introduction of a characterization?

novel's name, author, year, character's name, short summary, introductory sentence etc..

100
So this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.

Charlie

200

What is Charlie's favourite song?

Asleep - The Smiths

200

Who was Sam's date at the Sadie Hawkin's dance?

Patrick

200

Why did Charlie's sister and her boyfriend fight during the Sadie Hawkin's dance?

She told him she was pregnant and he said that the baby wasn't his.
200

In which tense is a characterization written?

simple present

200

I want to make sure that the first person you kiss loves you. Okay?

Sam

300

What did Charlie witness during a party when he was just a child?

How a boy raped a girl.

300

Who does Patrick play in the Rocky Horror Picture Show?

Frank'N Furter

300

When and how did Aunt Helen die?

December 24th, 1983

Car accident

300

How do you usually start the characterization's main part?

Appearance and general information (age, occupation etc.)

300

Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve.

Bill Anderson

400

Why does Mary Elizabeth break up with Charlie?

When dared to kiss the prettiest girl in the room, he kissed Sam.

400

What is Sam's favourite song and who is the artist?

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac (p.38)

400

Why does Charlie's mother have an estranged relationship with her father?

Her father used to hit her and her sister because of average grades and degraded them continually. Her father did not believe her sister that his friend molested her.

400

Explain the difference between a direct and indirect quote and how is it written?

Example:

Line 1: "I love you" says Charlie to Sam.

A direct quote (or direct quotation) is the exact words taken from an original source and used in a second piece of writing e.g. Charlie says "I love you" (l.1). An indirect quote (or indirect quotation) is the idea or fact taken from an outside source and used in a second piece of writing. e.g. Charlie confessed his feelings to Sam. (cf. l.1)

400

This is our little secret, okay, champ?

Charlie's dad

500

What is the name of the TV series whose ending Charlie connects to one of the greatest moments with his family?

M*A*S*H

500

According to Sam, what is "the trance"?

The trance happens when you don't focus on anything, and the whole picture swallows and moves around you. (p.89)

500

Put the events in the correct order:

Charlie meets Patrick and Sam - Charlie tells Mr Anderson about his sister's boyfriend - Charlie takes part in the Rocky Horror Picture Show - Patrick and Brad hook up for the first time - Mary Elizabeth asks Charlie out on a date - Charlie reads a poem to Patrick

Patrick and Brad hook up for the first time.

Charlie meets Patrick and Sam.

Charlie tells Mr Anderson about his sister's boyfriend.

Charlie reads a poem to Patrick.

Charlie takes part in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Mary Elizabeth asks Charlie out on a date.

500

Explain the difference between direct and indirect characterization.

While direct characterization explains character details directly to the reader, indirect characterization shares details through a character's actions, dialogue, or internal monologue.

500

Well, isn't this awkward?

Patrick

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