Who is the narrator of the story?
Laurie's mom
The part of the story where Laurie is telling us about Charles while continuing to misbehave at home is called the...
a) exposition b) rising action c) climax d) falling action e) resolution
b) rising action
"If you do not give your children consequences, they will have trouble learning right from wrong."
This is an example of what kind of literary device? (hint: it's universal)
Theme
This vocabulary word means "To give up"
As in, "I _______ junk food!"
renounce
This is where Laurie was headed as the story opens...
a) McDonald's to buy chicken nuggets
b) Growing Up Green Charter School
c) The subway station
d) Kindergarten
d) Kindergarten
Who is the villain of the story?
Charles/Laurie
both are acceptable answers
The story "Charles" does not seem to have a clear happy or sad ending. It just stops.
What is another name for a story's ending?
a) exposition b) rising action c) conflict d) falling action e) resolution
e) resolution
These places serve as the setting for the story "Charles."
Laurie's house and school
This word means rudely and disrespectfully:
The boy behaved _______ in class.
a) rarely b) insolently c) creepily
b) insolently
The author is giving us clues all along that Laurie might be Charles. This literary device is called...
foreshadowing
When Laurie says to his father, "Look at my thumb. Gee, you're dumb," we can infer that Laurie is rude and a troublemaker.
Is this direct or indirect characterization?
Indirect Characterization
(The author doesn't directly tell us! We have to figure it out!)
What is the main problem in a story called?
the conflict
Who is the author of "Charles?"
Shirley Jackson
What does the word raucous mean?
Example: "He was greeted by a chorus of raucous cheers."
a) silly b) loud and obnoxious c) peaceful
b) loud and obnoxious
This is the main reason Laurie's mom wanted to attend the PTA meeting.
To meet Charles' mother.
Which member of Laurie's family seems to be the target for most of his cruel behavior?
His father
When we behave like detectives and look for clues to draw meaning from a story, it is called making an...
inference
Laurie starting the first day of school and acting rude by not waving to his mom is an example of which part of a Story Arc?
a) Exposition b) Rising Action c) Climax d) Falling Action e) Resolution
a) Exposition
To think this way means to have doubt and not believe:
a) critically b) cynically
b) cynically
What word means constant feature?
"With the third week of kindergarten Charles was an _______ in our family."
a) an instant smash
b) an institution
c) an intuition
d) a fidget spinner
b) an institution
What is the name of Laurie's teacher?
Trick question: She isn't given a name!
A good way of figuring out the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look at _______ ________s.
(Two word answer. Hint: They both start with the same letter!)
context clues
The most exciting part of a story is called the...
a) Exposition b) Rising Action c) Climax d) Falling Action e) Resolution
Climax
The meaning of the word fresh in "Charles" is...
sassy
What point-of-view is the story "Charles" told from?
the first person point-of-view