Multiple Choice
Who's horse is War Chief? A) Dad/Mr. Gantos, B) Jack, C) Uncle Will, D) Mr. Spizz?
What is C) Uncle Will
What kind of figurative language is this: "She seemed to compress down into a smaller version of herself so that she looked like an angry tree stump with short stubby branches for arms."
What is a simile.
What does anemic mean?
What is weak.
Who said: "That's just the family part I have to write. I've done the best I can for Mrs. Slater. Writing orbits is doing my duty for Mrs. Roosevelt, but it also allows me to write things that people wouldn't normally read around here. I guess you could say the obits are the honey to attract readers."
What is Mrs. Volker.
True or false: Jack got grounded for mowing down his mom's corn. Explain.
How does Jack spend most of his time when he is grounded: A) playing baseball, B) reading, C), homework, D) spending time with his family?
What is B) reading.
What kind of figurative language is this: "Mr. Spizz said he'd be our pitcher but that is too weird to have an ancient old guy on a kids' team."
What is a hyperbole.
What is a synonym for decapitate?
What is behead.
Who said: "Connect the dots. Our dear little Norvelt was founded by Eleanor Roosevelt, who know common people like us wanted equality just like Wat and his people. Our hunger is related to their hunger. Our desire to work hard is related to their desire to work hard. Working people always share the same history of being kicked around the rich."
True or false: Bunny's dad was poisoning the older ladies. Explain.
What is false. Mr. Spizz was poisoning the older ladies.
What was stolen from Mr. Huffer's funeral parlor in broad daylight: A) books, B) medicine, C) money, D) the Hells Angel's body?
What kind of figurative language is this: 'He probably helped her kick the bucket.'
What is an antonym of reluctant?
Who said: "He just doesn't know better. He's never lived with a woman so he's like a dog that has gone feral and returned to its wild state. In this case, he has turned back to a worm."
What is Mrs. Gantos
True or false: Mr. Spizz vowed to marry Mrs. Volker if they were the last original Norvelters.
What is true.
What did Miss Volker do with the chocolates that Mr. Spizz had given her: A) She ate them, B) she put poison in them, C) she gave them back, D) she threw them away?
What is B) she put poison in them.
What is a simile.
What does splayed mean?
Who said: "I've told you a thousand times, that there is nothing for me here in Norvelt and never will be. A thousand years from now it will be just the same as it is now—a dirt-poor Commie town that is dying out."
Who is Mr. Gantos.
True or false: The Hells Angel got run over by a truck while he was dancing to see his friend.
What is false: The Hells Angel got run over by a truck while he was dancing to his new house.
Who shot the deer: A) Uncle Will, B) Mr. Greene, C) Mr. Spizz, D) Mr. Gantos?
What is A) Uncle Will.
What kind of figurative language is this: "My brown curls stood up on my head like a field planted with question marks."
What is simile, what is personification.
What is a synonym and antonym for tirade?
What is lecture, what is praise.
Who said: "You shouldn't be embarrassed. Money can mean a lot of different things. When I was a kid we traded for everything. Nobody had any cash. If you wanted your house built, you helped someone build theirs, are then they would turn around and help you build yours. It was the same with everything. I'd give you eggs and you'd pay me in milk."
Who is Mrs. Gantos.
True or false: The book is in 3rd person. Explain.
What is false. The book is narrated by Jack, which makes the book in 1st person.