Literary Devices
A comparison using like or as
What is the main idea of Small Steps?
Where is the author from?
Puerto Rico
What did the girl receive that made it feel like Christmas?
An organe
What lie was told in this story?
That Lily wet the bed too
What is a metaphor?
A comparison not using like or as
Why do you think Peg ended her story with her going back to school?
Where did the narrator encounter guavas again?
In a supermarket in New York
Why wasn't father able to plow the field?
The field was too wet
How did the lie change the narrator?
It made her want to become a better friend and person
How do you know a story is using dialogue?
When there are quotation marks
What was the first symptom Peg experienced with polio?
A twitching muscle in her left leg
How do green guavas taste?
Sour and crunchy
Who was the one to bring the girl back after her attempt to get over the fence?
Her father
How did the other girls react to the narrator/Lily wetting the bed?
They didn't think it was a big deal
What is a sensory detail?
A detail that using the 5 sense; touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound
What was the one food/drink that Peg was not allowed to have?
Dairy
What make guavas large, juicy and almost seedless?
Why did the girl want to leave the family's property?
She wanted to see if the Earth was round like her father said
The author claims what about lying?
That generally lying is bad, but can be a gift in some cases
What is a character trait?
Quality or attributes that make up a persons character
Accordion
What is the theme of this story?
That childhood memories are powerful
What does the word score mean?
To leave a mark or indention in something
What did the girls have for breakfast the next morning?
Pancakes