Plot 1
Where do Buddy and his friend keep their money?
under a floorboard under the bed
What activities do the friends enjoy together?
flying kites, making decorations, drinking whiskey, making fruitcakes
not committing to any purpose or point of view
noncommittal
Buddy and his friend enjoy making kites, making fruitcakes, and gathering pecans.
parallelism
Who does NOT receive fruitcakes from Buddy and his friend?
the relatives they live with
What separates the two friends at the end of the story?
Buddy is sent to military school.
spread over or through
suffuse
Buddy's friend is like a kid.
simile
What best describes Buddy's friend?
She has strong feelings about God.
What does this passage tell us: "A morning arrives . . .when she cannot rouse herself to exclaim : 'Oh my, it's fruitcake weather!"
she has died
ordinary
prosaic
Buddy says his friend is a child.
metaphor
How did describe his friend comparing her to a bantam hen?
She is small and Sprightly.
What are all of the settings of this story?
forest, riverside cafe, attic
usual frame of mind; temprament
disposition
They gave fruitcakes to President Roosevelt.
allusion
When it comes to giving o others, how can Buddy's friend be described?
generous
What is part of Buddy and his friend's custom for the setting of Christmas?
making and giving gifts
widespread killing
carnage
Buddy bakes cakes best with his best buddy.
alliteration