Vocabulary
Theme
Dog of Pompeii
Nadia the Willful
Scout's Honor
100
to think about something
What is ponder
100
The theme of this story was: true friends remain loyal even when times are tough
What is "Dog of Pompeii"
100
Bimbo leaves Tito alone three times a day to do this
What is find food for Tito's meals
100
Nadia the Willful takes place here
Where is the Sahara Desert
100
These are the names of the three characters in Scout's Honor
Who are the narrator, Horse, and Max
200
to move out of place
What is dislodge
200
The definition of theme
What is a message (or lesson) about life or human nature. It is what the author wants you to get out of the story.
200
The main TOPIC of Dog of Pompeii
What is friendship
200
This person is the only one who can calm Nadia when she becomes angry
Who is Hamed
200
To earn the rank of Second Class, the narrator must do this
What is take an overnight hike
300
to come into view
What is emerge
300
The theme of this story is: Sharing memories can help keep the past alive.
What is "Nadia the Willful"
300
Tito is upset at the end of the story because this happens
What is he cannot find Bimbo
300
Nadia keeps her brother's memory alive by doing this
What is talking about him and sharing her memories of him
300
The boys miss their final subway stop because this happens
What is they are reading a comic
400
tan cloth
What is khaki
400
The theme of this story is: Sometimes it is okay to admit defeat and move on
What is "Scout's Honor"
400
You know that the dog that the director finds at the end of the story is Bimbo because of this
What is the dog has a raisin cake in its mouth
400
The clan is afraid to talk about Hamed because of this
What is Tarik will punish anyone who talks of Hamed
400
These are the only two things the narrator has seen that look like the "country"
What are the grass at the baseball park, Ebbets Field, and a single oak tree by his curb
500
to make into a solid mass
What is congeal
500
The four clues to help you find the theme of a story or poem
What are the title, plot and conflict, characters, and setting
500
This person foreshadowed the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Who is the stranger
500
Tarik tells the clan Nadia is wise because she does this
What is helps her father remember Hamed
500
This "competition" is taking place between the three characters in this story
What is seeing who is the toughest
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