Vocab
Plot
Themes
Literary Devices
Random Trivia
100
This word means "of the human body."
What is Corporal.
100
This is the class's nemesis.
Who is Mrs. Brown.
100
This is one of the three themes listed.
What is Ignorance, Abuse of Authority, or Racism.
100
"...death etched in her cold brown eyes, and silences the room with a single, arctic glance" This is an example of.
What is Imagery.
100
Mr. Conroy left the island. True or False.
What is True.
200
The definition of "zeal."
What is a fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire of endeavor.
200
This is the child who was in the bathroom, hanging from the tank.
Who is Prophet.
200
This is an example of which theme: "...were not merely venting their frustration on a figure of authority, but that they hated with reason and justification" (159).
What is Abuse of Authority.
200
"He could render Samson hairless or Goliath helpless"(173). This is an example of.
What is Allusion.
200
Mrs. Brown lives in what house.
What is the white schoolhouse.
300
This is the vocab word that fits the sentence: The teacher ________ him about the excessive noise. 1.Adjunct(ed) 2. Derision(ed) 3. Admonish(ed)
What is 3. Admonished.
300
This is the game Mr. Conroy taught the students.
What is Milking the Rat.
300
This theme is considered ironic when it comes to Mrs. Brown. A.Abuse of Authority B.Racism
What is Racism.
300
A hyperbole would be: A. "The smell would drive a preacher out of church" (161). B."Probably, like Everest, because it was there"(164).
What is A."The smell would drive a preacher out of church" (161).
300
This is one of the names Conroy is called by his students
What is Mr. C'roy, Mr. Conrack
400
This word best completes the sentence: The students felt ______ for Mrs. Brown. A. Enmity B. Adjunct C. Corporal
What is A.Enmity.
400
This is the assignment Mr. Conroy left for the class when he went to Beaufort.
What is a collage.
400
Abuse of Authority is mainly between these two people and/or groups
What is Mrs. Brown versus The Students.
400
Simile or Metaphor-"Mrs. Brown remained as serious and stoical as a cigar store Indian"
What is a Simile.
400
These are the names of Mrs. Brown's two leather straps.
What is Dr. Discipline and Professor Medicine.
500
"Enmity" is this part of speech.
What is a noun.
500
This gender hung up the pictures of the "naked wimmin".
Who are the girls.
500
Many struggles on Yamacraw are caused by the _____ of the children and Mrs. Brown. A.Ignorance B.Racism C.Abuse of Authority
What is A.Ignorance.
500
Personification or Imagery- "My own disciplinary philosophy, a frail and skeletal animal..."
What is Personification.
500
This is the caliber gun that Mrs. Brown carries with her in her pocketbook.
What is a .38 caliber, also known as "Mr. Thirty-Eight."
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