The Stories
The illness mentioned in "Stolen Day"
What is inflammatory rheumatism?
The boy wants to reveal his illness but is afraid his family will laugh at him.
What is internal conflict?
"I didn't just drop down dead"
Identify the simple subject.
What is "students"?
Phineas is ___ and brave.
What is valiant?
The unique trait of the calf from "Barnum's First Circus."
What is the extra eye?
"Chuchundra is a brokenhearted little beast"
What is direct characterization?
Nagaina lifted her head and hissed.
What is onomatopoeia?
Identify the complete predicate
What is "passed the midterm exam"?
Synonym of "begin"
What is commence?
The cost to attend Barnum's Saturday Show.
What is a nickel and a penny extra for special side shows?
"His face was very white and there were dark areas under his eyes"
What is indirect characterization?
Rikki-tikki stayed still as death.
What is simile?
Define dependent clause
What is a phrase with a subject, a verb, and a subordinate word.
Strange or mysterious in an unsettling way
What is uncanny?
Where Nagaina keeps her eggs.
What is in the melon bed?
The boy is "Stolen Day" catches a big fish and is celebrated as a hero.
What is climax?
Darzee was a featherbrained little fellow.
What is metaphor?
Fix the RO with a compound sentence
What is "Melissa won the spelling bee, but she lost the debate"?
To kill a snake, a person must move ____.
What is adroitly?
A similarity and a difference shared by the boys in "A Day's Wait" and "Stolen Day."
What is the similarity is irrational fears about illness? The difference is that while one boy doesn't want to be a burden on his dad, the other is greedy for his family's attention.
Point of View for "Stolen Day"
What is 1st Person?
Darzee could never hold more than one idea at a time in his head.
What is hyperbole?
Fix the RO with a complex sentence
What is "Even though Melissa won the spelling bee, she lost the debate"?
Alternatives include: While, meanwhile, after, although
Antonym of "silly"
What is "solemn"?