Vocabulary
Story Details
Literary Elements
Pig Trivia
100
Deplorable
deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad
100
After Patient D’s operation, what did the nurse report him for eating?
Flowers
100
This story is set in...
What is France in the potential near future?
100
Despite their love of mud, pigs are actually more ______ than any other farm animal.
What is clean?
They even potty train themselves!
200
Vindicated
show or prove to be right or justified
200
What group lobbied for the surgery to be given to poor people?
Les Bons Samaratains
200
The type of POV this story uses is...
What is 1st person?
200
Name this famous pig from The Muppet Show.
Miss Piggy
300
Bohemian
socially unconventional in an artistic way
300
Jean Proti ate what parts of his own body before he died?
Toes and ears
300
The tone that would describe this story is...
What is ominous, pessimistic, dark, etc?
300
First introduced in 1926, this cartoon piggy is older than Mickey Mouse!
What is Piglet?
400
Paragon
a person or thing viewed as a model for excellence
400
How old was Patient D when he had the surgery?
56-years-old
400
"The only side-effect at the time concerned his diet." is an example of this literary device
What is Foreshadowing?
400
Pigs love to roll around in mud because they lack the ability to...
What is sweat?
500
Opprobrium
the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct
500
How many days did John Proti last in the camp without any food except his own body parts before he died?
41 days
500
"... it was a badge we wore with honor." is an example of this type of figurative language
What is an idiom?
500
Big Bill was scheduled to be exhibited at the Chicago World Fair when he broke a leg and had to be put down. He was 5 feet tall and 9 feet long, and is the heaviest pig ever recorded, weighing _________ lbs.
2552 pounds exactly
(between 2000-3000lbs will be accepted!)