Characterization
What type(s) of character is Ambrose?
Who is the protagonist in the story?
Ambrose Jr
What does Cosmo offer to teach Ambrose after he gets beat up by Troy, Mike and Josh?
Self defence lessons
What is this an example of?
"He stared daggers"
Metaphor
What are 3 locations that Ambrose has lived?
Vancouver, Regina, Kelowna
What type(s) of character is Jane?
flat, static
What type of conflict exists between Ambrose and Troy, Mike, and Josh?
Person vs Person
What is the connecting event that starts Ambrose and Cosmo's friendship?
Scrabble
What is this an example of?
"his stomach did somersaults"
Metaphor
What is the name of the type of school that Ambrose attends? What is the reason?
Correspondence School (He attends because he does not get along very well with his classmates).
What 3 words would you use to describe Irene?
over-protective, anxious, helicopter parent
What type of conflict exists between Ambrose and his peanut allergy?
Person vs Environment
What type of club does Amanda host at her home?
Knitting Club
What is this an example of?
When Irene thinks that Ambrose is at the bowling alley for a birthday, but in fact he is in the bowling alley bathroom reading the book that he was supposed to give his friends.
Irony
What is the name of the school that Ambrose originally attended?
Cypress Elementary
What 3 words would you use to describe Ambrose?
nerdy, fun, smart, lonely
What type of conflict exists between Cosmo and his own issues with drugs and alcohol?
Person vs Self
After Cosmo loses Amanda, what is his tactic to get her back?
Play music outside her window wearing nice clothes
What is this an example of?
The glasses “clinked” together.
When it rains in a story, what does that indicate about the atmosphere in the story?
It is sad, uneasy, or there is a problem or loos
What 3 words describe Ambrose's appearance?
Ikes, purple pants, I love my Mom shirt, short, weak
What type of conflict exists between Irene and her fear of losing Ambrose?
What 3 words would you use to describe Cosmo and Ambrose's relationship?
Co-dependant, strong, defending
What do you call words that mean a very similar thing?
Synonym
Mr and Mrs E
No cable TV, ikes, no restaurants
How would you describe an antagonist?
A person or FORCE against the protagonist.
What are 3 Vancouver sites that the story describes?
Kitsilano, West 4th, Broadway, Commercial Street
What do you call it in a movie or book when the reader is on the edge of their seats waiting to see what will happen next?
Suspense
What are 2 places where Scrabble Club Tournament characters are from?
San Francisco
Vancouver
What is the name of the author and where is she from?
Susan Nielsen, Vancouver
What is the literary device called when Ambrose tells Amanda that his mom will sign the Scrabble Club form?
Irony
What type of dog did Cosmo trip on in his B and E?
Labradoodle
He ran out like a cheetah is an example of...
Simile
What is the name of the Place where the Scrabble Club is held?
West Side Church