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This is mentioned at the beginning of the story and is very important to remember at the end of the story.
What is how the narrator sprained his or her neck.
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The main character in a story could be described as the one... 1. whose thoughts and feelings are always revealed 2. whose actions most affect the way the story unfolds 3. who is in every scene in the story and talks the most
What is "whose actions most affect the way the story unfolds".
100
Vocabulary: act of thinking carefully about something one is doing.
What is concentration
100
How do the adults feel about Lou and the narrator scheming (plotting against) the painter lady?
What is "They get bored with it".
100
Vocabulary word that means the opposite of "the music was a distraction while studying"
What is concentration?
200
Vocabulary: words written on something
What is inscription?
200
Which of the following character actions could be left out of the story without changing the plot? 1. Grandmama turns up the TV news. 2. The narrator and Lou tell the painter lady to quit painting. 3. Mama fixes Pop Johnson's plate of food.
What is "Mama fixes Pop Johnson's plate of food".
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What the author does to help us understand the narrator's motivation. 1. She tells us what the narrator's actions are as well as what the narrator thinks. 2. She introduces us to the narrator's friends and family.
What is "She tells us what the narrator's actions are as well as what the narrator thinks.
200
The painter lady's motivations for asking so many questions in the restaurant.
What is "she is picky about what she eats".
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What Lou and the narrator plan to do with the epoxy paint.
What is "Spray graffiti on the wall".
300
Is the following detail important at the beginning AND end of the story? "The name of the town barber"
What is NO?
300
Which of the following about Lou is supported by evidence in the story? 1. He is shy around strangers like the painter lady. 2. He is impressed by the painter lady's work.
What is he is impressed by the painter lady's work.
300
Vocabulary: process of bringing together people of all races in schools and neighborhoods
What is integration?
300
Which of the following does NOT tell us that the painter lady is an outsider? 1. Her car is from another state. 2. She uses polite words like "Excuse me". 3. She does not enjoy the local cooking. 4. She does not talk much to people in the neighborhood
What is "She uses polite words like "Excuse me".
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Vocabulary word that means the opposite of "blacks could not eat in "Whites Only" restaurants.
What is integration?
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What does it tell us about Mr. Eubanks when he "huffs out his chest"?
What is "he feels kind of responsible for what the painter lady painted on the wall".
400
True or False? The painter lady is very particular about what she eats.
What is TRUE?
400
True or false? The adults support the children's ideas.
What is FALSE?
400
True or false? The narrator and Lou are going to spray paint a train with the epoxy paint.
What is FALSE?
400
Vocabulary: release from slavery, prison, or other limitation
What is liberation?
500
Vocabulary word that means the opposite of "many political prisoners face years of captivity"
What is liberation?
500
Vocabulary word that means the opposite of "vandals removing the plaque listing fallen soldiers from the base of the war memorial"
What is dedicate?
500
Vocabulary: do or make something in honor of another person
What is dedicate?
500
Vocabulary word that means the opposite of "the painting contained no carved or painted words to explain its subject or purpose"
What is inscription?
500
Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word. When I awoke, many people at our house were staring with deep _____________________ at the television screen.
What is concentration?
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