TFA
House on Mango
Short Stories
ELA Concepts
Misc.
100

Which wife did Okonkwo shoot at?

Ekwefi

100

Which character is studying at a university?

Alicia

100

What point of view is "The Necklace" told in?

3rd

100

What is a theme?

A moral lesson or main idea that the author wants the reader to take away after reading their work

100

What is the setting (country) of TFA?

Nigeria

200

What two holidays/festivals do we learn about in the novel?

Week of Peace and Feast of the New Yam

200

What hand-me-down items Esperanza and her friends receive from a neighbor that make them feel grown up?

High heels

200
How is the medicine bag passed down?

From male relative to male relative

200

What does the "S" stand for in CSET?

Set-Up

200

What is a tragic hero?

A iterary character who makes a judgment error and/or has a fatal flaw that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction

300

What happens to the church? Why?

It is burned down because the egwugwu were searching for Enoch in order to punish him for taking off one of their masks.

300

What job does Esperanza get?

Photo finisher

300

Who does Mama give the quilts to and why?

Maggie; she promised them to her for when she gets married

300

What is indirect characterization?

Giving details about a character without explicitly stating it. For example, telling us that a character works with the elderly and donates to animal shelters tells readers that she is a generous person. 

300

What is the cause of Okonkwo's suicide?

Lost titles and status, lost son, lost Ikemefuna, lost faith in his tribe, tribe generally fell apart at the hands of the missionaries 

400

What happens when Okonkwo kills a clan member? What is the result?

His gun explodes at the funeral and kills someone. The result is a 7 year exile to his motherland.

400

Who dies in Esperanza's family? (2 characters)

Aunt Lupe and her abuelito

400

In the resolution of “The Monkey's Paw,” what most likely happened to Herbert?

He died again

400

What is the medicine bag a symbol for?

Culture/Cultural appreciation

400

What belongs in a parenthetical citation?

Author's last name and page number

500

What was Obierika's request at the end of the novel?

For DC and his messengers to take down Okonkwo's body

500
According to the Chinese calendar, what year was Esperanza born? 

The year of the horse

500

What are the three types of metaphors we discussed with "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

Direct, indirect, simile

500

What are the three types of irony? Describe each.

Dramatic, verbal, situational

500

List the settings for all 5 short stories.

Monkey's Paw = England

Everyday Use, TTH, Medicine Bag = USA

Necklace = France

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