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100

This character took advantage of Marguerite and raped Marguerite.

Who is Mr. Freeman?

100

This author overcame many personal challenges and wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Who is Maya Angelou?

100

This vocabulary word means excessively luxurious or expensive.

What is opulent?

100

A person, place, or thing.

What is a noun?

100

This city located in Arkansas is where Bailey and Marguerite live with there paternal grandmother (Momma).

What is Stamps?

200

This character is Marguerite's brother.

Who is Bailey?

200

This author wrote an interesting story about a talisman that allows three wishes to whoever has it.

Who is W. W. Jacobs?

200

This vocabulary word means mischievous acts.

What are didoes?

200
The first letter this type of noun is always capitalized. This type of noun is a specific, person, place, or thing.

What is an proper noun?

200

Bailey and Marguerite relocate to this city and live with there birth mother (Mother).

What is St. Louis?
300

Like most little girls, this character received a tea set for Christmas. However, she was not pleased with this gift.

Who is Marguerite?

300

This author wrote the short story Early Autumn on page 5 of your common core textbook.

Who is Langston Hughes?

300

This vocabulary word can be found in the Monkey's Paw. This vocabulary word is a noun and means lack of interest or emotion.

What is apathy?
300

Nouns that can be directly experienced or perceived by the senses.

What are concrete nouns?

300

The setting in The Monkey's Paw?

What is Laburnam Villa?

400

This author wrote the short story The Open Window?

Who is Saki?

400

Nouns that name ideas or concepts that cannot be seen, heard, felt, tasted, smelled, or experienced in a direct, sensory way.

What are abstract nouns?