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The Pigman
Pigman/Grammar
100
an act of charity
What is "philanthropy"
100
a place for people that are mentally ill
What is "sanitarium"
100
a witty or eccentric person
What is "card"
100
Lorraine thinks she has this condition. Hint: When people laugh, she thinks they are always laughing at her.
What is "paranoia"
100
In dialogue, we place this/these inside of quotation marks.
What is "Direct quotations," or "the speaker's exact words."
200
a condition characterized by a group of symptoms
What is "syndrome"
200
to promise or state with confidence
What is "assure"
200
worried, eager/impatient
What is "anxious"
200
This is how John and Lorraine meet Mr. Pignati.
What is "a phone prank"
200
In dialogue, each speaker gets a new line. This is what we do to each of these new lines.
What is "indent"
300
for the most part/just about
What is "practically"
300
clearly/only
What is "distinctly"
300
this word describes someone with a severe mental disorder
What is "schizophrenic"
300
This is how John's father punishes John from the phone
What is "puts a lock on the phone"
300
Where Mr. Pignati's wife is, according to him.
What is "California"
400
a lie
What is "prevarication"
400
protozoans/very low forms of life
What is "amoebae"
400
a lie/to lie
What is "fib"
400
Lorraine thinks this is John's "source problem"--> The reason why John has problems (drinking, breaking rules)
What is "John's family"
400
A set of words attached to a quote that identify the speaker. Example: "Let's play Jeopardy," said Mr. J.
What is "tag line"
500
the act of counterbalancing
What is "compensation"
500
to transplant living skin to a badly injured area of skin
What is "graft"
500
a set of feelings that may cause odd behavior
What is "complex"
500
The main reason that Lorraine has low self-esteem.
What is "her mother"
500
The three places tag lines may be placed in dialogue.
What is "before the quote, after the quote, or in the middle of the quote"
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