Roots and Prefixes
Suspense
Fences
Suspenseful Stories
100

What is the prefix in misspell? What does it mean?

Mis= wrong

100

What is suspense? 

Suspense is a feeling of tension because you want to find out what will happen next and you have to wait.

100

Who does Troy personify and talk to, especially when he has been drinking?

Death

100

What does Laurie lie about in the story "Charles"?

Charles doesn't exist and Laurie is the one being bad at school. 

200

What is the prefix in semifinal? What does it mean?

semi = half or part 
200

What is the name of one suspense building technique that creates mood? 

Imagery or setting

200

Where did Bono and Troy meet?

prison

200
In The Story of an Hour, how does Mrs. Mallard feel about her husband's death?

she's happy

300

What is the prefix in foreshadow? What does it mean?

fore = before

300

What is the term for an audience or reader knowing something that the characters in the book do not know?

Dramatic irony

300

Why does Rose raise Raynell?

Because it's not Raynell's fault that she was the product of an affair and she needs a mom .

300
What happens at the end of The Story of an Hour?

Mrs. Mallard dies from shock and disappointment when her husband comes home alive. 

400

What is the prefix in circumference? What does it mean? 

circum - Around

400

What is it called when things seem to happen really fast or really slow in a story?

pacing

400

Why did Gabriel behave in an unusual way?

He had a brain injury from fighting in WWII.

400

How do Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger meet in Thank You Ma'am? 

Roger tries to steal her purse. 

500

What is the root word in benefit? What does it mean?

bene = good

500

How does limited POV create suspense?

Limited POV creates suspense because the reader only knows a small amount of information and has to wait to find out what happens along with the characters.

500

What did Lyons want to do professionally?

Be a musician. 

500

What does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones do after Roger tries to steal her purse?

She kicked him in his "blue jeaned sitter" and then took him inside and fed him?