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100

This is the reason you would use "less" rather than "fewer."

What is if you cannot count the items being described?

100

This holy adult character tries to provide mentorship to Romeo and Juliet, but ultimately fails. 

Who is Friar Lawrence?

100
At the end of chapter one (and by the end of the novel), this is the person Thi Bui feels immense sympathy for. 

Who is her mother?

100

This is how you would cite something from Romeo and Juliet

What is "(Act #. Scene #. Line Range #s)"?

200

These are the components of a compound-complex sentence.

What are 2 independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause?

200

This is the name of Holden's brother who passed away. 

Who is Allie?

200

This is the question Holden is hung up on in Catcher in the Rye.

What is where do the ducks go in the winter?

200

These are the components and order of components of a prepositional phrase.

What is a preposition at the start followed by a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase?

300

Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence: In the morning, we walked to Cambridge Common, the park down the street from my house, to get ice cream

What is "the park down the street from my house"?

300

Describe why Sally gets married and what her husband is like at the end of HOMS. 

What is she leaves her abusive father and her new husband keeps her inside and has anger issues?

300

This thematic idea refers to the idea of being disappointed with the way that the world works, especially after a difficult or traumatic event. 

What is disillusionment?

300

This is the past tense of "lie" as in to recline.

What is "lay"?

400

This is the past tense of "lay," as in to place something down.

What is "laid"?

400

This is the name of the character from "Brownies" who picks up the trash in the girls bathroom. 

Who is Daphne?

400

Summarize what happens in the Monkey Garden in HOMS. 

What is .... (I'll answer in person)

400

Identify the correct form of the verb: The bowl of Cheetos and Doritos is/are next to the bag of Fritos.

What is "is"?

500

When used at the start of a sentence, "however" is this part of speech.

What is an adverb?

500

This is the name of the character that Holden overhears falling out of the window at Elkton Hills (a person that he never forgets)

Who is James Castle?

500

In Recitatif, this is the city-wide event that puts Twyla and Roberta at odds with each other toward the end of the story. 

What is bussing students from one school to a different school with the goal of integration?

500

Identify the correct form of the verb: Neither the students nor Ms. B know/knows where to find the basement of Newton South. 

What is knows?