Sgt John
The Rez Sisters
Short Stories
Terms
Ms Allan
100

John's first wife's FULL name.

Polly (Mary) Wilson/Hutchison

100

What does Philomena want to buy if she wins the bingo?

A new toilet

100

The Painted Door takes place during what kind of storm?

Snowstorm

100

The two types of clauses often referred to in subordination are called:

Subordinate/dependent clauses and main/independent clauses

100

Ms Allan's favourite hockey team is...

Montreal Canadiens

200

What was John's first job when he arrived in Canada?

Building bridges

200

Which of the sisters has cancer?

Marie-Adele

200

The Lamp at Noon sees Ellen, the wife, fall slowly into delusion. What does she do that confirms her delusion?

Running away with the dead child, and stating that the sky is turning red, meaning the storm will subside. 

200

Define diction.

A writer's particular vocabulary used to express an idea
200

Ms Allan played basketball and this sport when she was younger.

Softball

300

What disease did John catch while in Canada?

Tuberculosis 

300

Which of the sisters is desperate to leave, until she decides she wants to fix her home?

Pelajia

300

The Painted Door reflects feelings of guilt and loneliness. What does Ann do to ease her feeling of isolation?

Commit adultery with Steven. 

300

What type of diction is slang?

Low or informal
300

Ms Allan is from Davidson. What is the name of their school mascot?

The Raiders
400

What happens on the same day that John is hung for his crime against Polly?

Jessie gives birth to their son. 

400

Where is the Biggest Bingo in the World being held?

Toronto

400
The Laundry Chute references which Canadian event?

Springhill mine disaster

400

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

400
Ms Allan's middle name is a month. Which one is it?

May

500

Why did John want to leave Scotland in the first place?

He had bankrupted the family business.

500

Nanabush appears many time throughout the play, represented mainly as a ________.

Seagull

500

Kenny Wong's Practical Jokes tells the tale of a restaurant owner doing this to his prejudiced customer.

Lowering the bench he sits at each day. 

500

What does LEAD stand for?

Low or informal

Elevated or formal

Abstract or concrete

Denotation or connotation

500

Ms Allan was an intern at CCS before she started teaching here. Who were her 2 mentor teachers?

Mrs Buettner and Ms Zoerb