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Prince Hyacinth/Public Character
Three Visitors/The Soloist
How Beautiful with Mud/Poetry
Split Cherry Tree/ The Crucifixion
Can't Read or Write/ Annabelle
100
What is Prince Hyacinth's main character flaw?
pride
100
Why did Homer not want to play his solo in the performance?
He was afraid the crowd would laugh at him.
100
Why does Mr. Sexton's attitude toward the school to change?
Professor Herbert's kind treatment
100
In "TSCT," what does the author view as the key to the future?
education
100
Why does Inetta try to hide her illiteracy from others?
because she was afraid of being ridiculed
200
What is the name of the narrator of "BAPC"?
Spot
200
What genre is "Three Visitors in the Night"?
biography
200
How is Hildegarde able to pay for her beauty mask?
good grades
200
T/F: In "The Crucifixion," Christ removed VB's birthmark.
False
200
What does Inetta do to hide her illiteracy?
memorized words she'd need on a daily basis, memorized answers for her driver's exam, pretended to read on the bus to fit in
300
What is Spot's owner's name?
Freckles or Harold
300
To what does Ida compare the pieces of her torn up note in "Three Visitors"?
white pollen
300
How does Hildegarde exhibit dishonesty?
She tells her mother she was frostbitten.
300
Compare Vinegar Boy and John Mark (The Crucifixion).
VB is self-conscious while JM is outspoken.
300
What character changes the most throughout "Alas, Poor Annabelle!" and "Father Speaks"?
Caddie
400
T/F: Prince Hyacinth's courtiers ultimately help him by shielding him from a painful truth.
False
400
Which of the following is true of Homer? He is...... A. a poor musician B. undependable C. a static character D. a developing character
D. He is a developing character.
400
Why is Godolphin Horne not hired?
He thinks he is better than everyone else.
400
Why is Vinegar Boy reluctant to accept Nicolaus's offer of adoption?
VB wants to be "perfect" before he's adopted.
400
Inetta had problems with all but one of these things because of her illiteracy: A.banking B.marriage C.making friends D.purchasing items
making friends
500
How does Prince Hyacinth demonstrate dramatice irony?
He congratulates himself on not being blind to his own faults, but as the readers we know that he has been blinded by flattery
500
To what Bible story does "Three Visitors" allude?
Samuel's call in 1 Samuel
500
When the author says, "the outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day," what literary device is he using?
foreshadowing
500
T/F: In "TSCT," Professor Herbert shows that he is well acquainted with the daily lives of farmers.
True
500
Why does Inetta want to learn to read? (What book does she desperately want to read?)
the Bible