Short Stories
The Martian
The Odyssey/Mythology
Romeo and Juliet
Rando
100

How does the narrator trick Fortunato into coming down into the cellar with him?

Says he needs him to test the wine that he just brought

100

Why does Watney set a piece of his hair in fire inside  the airlock?

To find a leak

100

What was Odysseus' invention during the war between the peoples of Greece and Troy?

The Trojan Horse

100

Who was supposed to deliver the letters from Friar Lawrence to Romeo?

Friar John

100

In our first icebreaker, this person said she would relive the moment she swam backstroke to win her first tournament

Emma

200

What was the name of the wine that the characters drink in the Poe story that we read?

Amontillado

200

What is Lewis's favorite musical band?

ABBA

200

Who flew too close to the sun?

Icarus

200

In the beginning of the play, how long does Lord Capulet suggest that Paris should wait before Juliet is old enough to marry?

Two years

200

In our first ice breaker game, this person said she would love to relive the concert when she saw 21 Savage!

Lily

300

How does the sniper trick the other sniper into thinking he has been shot?

Hangs his hat on his rifle then lets it fall to the ground

300

What nickname does Watney give to "kilowatt hours per SOL"?

Pirate ninjas

300

Who gave fire to man?

Prometheus

300

Of what animal is Romeo jealous once he is banished from Verona? (there are four; name one)

cat, dog, mouse, carrion flies

300

In our first ice breaker day in class, this person said she wishes she could delete the allergic reaction that she was having in her eyes!

Eva

400

What item is the girl holding in her hand in "100% Perfect Girl" story?

a crisp white envelope with no stamp

400

In Chapter 21, what does Watney run out of for the first time?

Coffee

400

To whom does Odysseus tell his entire story as a flashback?

Alcinous (Phaecians)

400

What is the name of Romeo's servant who informs him of Juliet's burial?

Balthasar

400

In our first ice breaker day in class, this person talked a lot about his Lithuanian aunt who was no longer alive

Max

500

Who comes over for dinner in the story "Fish Cheeks"?

The minister's family, including Robert (narrator's crush)

500

What dangerous event that happens near the end of the book reduces visibility and cuts off communication between Watney and the others?

A dust storm

500

Who is Eurycleia?

the loyal nurse 

500

Who is Peter?

the Nurse's "man"

500

In our first ice breaker day in class, this person said that she would relive the vacation she took to Hawaii a year ago

Farah