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The blue color of a cloudless sky
An adjective describes either a _____ or _____.
Noun or pronoun
Who is the narrator of the story?
Ponyboy Curtis
The memoir, "Hello My Name is ____," is written by who?
Jason Kim
The classic novel, "Gone With The Wind," is about which major event in American history?
The Civil War.
Define crucial
Extremely important
A(n) _____ clause can be a sentence on its own.
Independent
When Johnny and Ponyboy are on the run, they hide in a church on _______.
Jay Mountain
In the story, "Popularity," what do the boys spend their time doing at the beginning of the story?
Searching the schoolyard for four leaf clovers.
Who wrote, "Oliver Twist" and "A Christmas Carol?"
Charles Dickens
Define meticulous
Attentive to small details; extremely careful
Adverb
Dallas Winston or "Dally"
In, "The Stolen Party," what is the main character's name?
Rosaura
Who wrote, "Romeo and Juliet" and "Macbeth?"
William Shakespeare
Define despondent
Depressed from loss of hope or confidence
A noun can be either ______ or ______.
Common or proper
One major theme in the story is the importance of _____.
Family.
In, "The White Umbrella," the main character and her family are immigrants from which major continent?
Asia
Who is the author of the famous Sherlock Holmes stories?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Define extricate
To free from a difficult or tangled situation
Which type of sentence gives a command?
Imperative
What is the name of the man who rode in the ambulance with Ponyboy?
Hint: he was also the teacher who couldn't fit through the window during the church fire.
Jerry Wood
In, "The Gift of the Magi," what are the two items the main characters sacrifice for each other?
Husband: gold watch that was a family heirloom
Wife: her hair
Which famous American author was present during the D-Day invasion of Normandy?
Hint: his picture is on the wall in the back of the room
Ernest Hemingway