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About the Characters
Elements of a Novel
Figurative Language
About the Novel
Take a Chance
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Is 17 and goes to boarding school in Boston
Who is Nore?
100

The tool authors use to make the reader want to keep reading.

What is a narrative hook?

100

"The familiar scent of his aftershave filled my nostrils, and a sandpaper cheek ground hard against my forehead."

What is a metaphor/imagery?

100
She was hit by a drunk driver while riding her bike and died.
What is what happened to Nore’s mother?
100
helps Nore find Charlie LaCouture
Who is Dave?
200
Her husband was cheating on her
Who is Lisette?
200

a reference to a famous written work, or event

What is an allusion?

200
"My silk blouse was glued to my skin like Saran Wrap."

What is a simile?

200

He starts the boat which causes Nore to fall into the water and almost drown.

Who is Gabe?

200
is 13 years old and awkward
Who is Josie?
300
Drove too fast and was pulled over by a policeman
Who is Gabe?
300
hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later
What is foreshadowing?
300

"A child's voice chattered"

What is alliteration/onomatopoeia?

300
Nore takes this from Gabe’s room
What is a picture?
300

What happened when Dave and Nore are back in the cabin

What is Lisette locks them in the cabin, pours gasoline, and burns the cabin?

400
Was thrown by a horse and killed
Who is Louis?
400

“The brush of her lips was as soft as the wings of a butterfly.”

What is imagery/simile?

400

"Next month is going to be hotter than Hades"

What is alliteration/allusion/metaphor?

400

Nore finds these three things in the slave cabin

What are pictures, diaries, and certificates

400

Nore goes back to the cabin to get proof and finds this

What is Gabe or the lock exactly the way she left it?

500
Housekeeper at Shadow Grove
Who is Celina?
500
“My initial reaction to Shadow Grove as a replica of Scarlett O’Hara’s Tara was renewed and reinforced…”
What is an allusion?
500

"A curl of gray smoke was rising lazily toward the ceiling"

What is personification?

500
Nore’s dad come into a great deal of money because of this
What is his novel sold to Hollywood?
500
This is the setting of the story
What is Louisiana, Shadow Grove or present day?