Vocabulary
Map
Characters
Plot
Figurative Language
100
This means great sadness.
What is melancholy?
100
The state where we live.
What is Colorado?
100
This character stayed briefly with the MacTeers when her father burned her house down.
Who is Pecola?
100
Pecola stays with this family because she has no where else to go.
Who are the Breedloves?
100
"It moves like the insides of an uncooked egg."
What is simile?
200
This means to put blame upon someone.
What is accusation?
200
This state is made up of several islands.
What is Hawaii?
200
This character is mean to her own daughter and walks with a bad foot.
Who is Pauline?
200
Mrs. Macteer (Claudia's mom) is upset because Pecola drinks this.
What is 3 quarts of milk?
200
"His eyes become a cliff of snow threatening to avalanche."
What is a metaphor?
300
This means comfort.
What is refuge?
300
Canada separates this state from the rest of the US.
What is Alaska?
300
This character hates white dolls.
Who is Claudia?
300
Pecola was teased by a group of boys for being this.
What is black and ugly?
300
"The dying fire lights the sky with a dull orange glow."
What is personification?
400
This means to confuse
What is bemuse?
400
Located in the far North East, this state is known for lobsters.
What is Maine?
400
This girl is described as "high yellow with green eyes."
Who is Maureen?
400
Lorain, Ohio
What is the setting?
400
"The familiar violence rose in me."
What is personification?
500
This means to make up quickly without planning.
What is extemporize?
500
This state is bordered by Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
What is Texas?
500
This character believes that blue eyes will change her life.
Who is Pecola?
500
Claudia destroys this to discover why it is loved.
What is a white baby doll?
500
"The acrid smell of simmering turnips filled our cheeks with sour saliva."
What is imagery
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