Show:
Characters
Events/Setting
Quotes
Literary Devices
100
Who worries about the well-being of their cat?
What is Roger.
100
What does Edward admire for being a forgotten and run-down town?
What is Specter
100
"'If part of something is good, the whole of it can only be better.'"
What is Edward Bloom.
100
Complete the personification: "the ooze ______ to his trousers" *Hint: the antonym of detaches
What is clings
200
Who informs Edward about the swamp?
What is Wiley.
200
What previous event does William recall in the first chapter of today’s reading?
What is Edward falling of the roof
200
"'there's a flaw in your nature.'"
What is Jenny Hill.
200
By describing Edward's "long arms and deep pockets," Wallace alludes to whom?
What is Abraham Lincoln.
300
Who becomes "frustrated with the mysterious talk and sly innuendo?"
What is William.
300
“white houses, porches, and swings”
What is Specter
300
"'We're a part of him...just as he is a part of us.'"
What is old man in the lawn chair.
300
Complete the simile: "rises from the mist of the past like a ______." *Hint: it can grow or shrink depending on the time of day
What is shadow
400
Which character believes that Edward’s stories affect him and those around him?
What is the old man
400
“rudimentary breakfast...beneath the magnolia”
What is Edward Bloom's backyard
400
"'He saved my life, you know.'"
What is small woman in the yard.
400
Complete the personification: "The swamp s__l___s up my father's shoes"
What is swallows
500
Who does Edward say, "but you're just a-" to?
What is Jenny Hill
500
Where does a secret hidden path lead to in the last chapter of today’s reading?
What is Jenny Hill's house
500
"'Not every man could come and buy a whole town for the love of it.'"
What is Al.
500
What does Wallace metaphorically compare to "my father's magic carpet?"
What is Edward's car