Short Stories
In "Button, Button," how much money was the man offering Norma and Arthur if they pressed the button?
$50,000
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
a stanza
Who is responsible for the murder of over 11 million European minority people between 1939-1945
Hitler
How many jurors must agree on the verdict in a criminal trial?
all twelve - it must be unanimous
What is the main lesson of a story?
this is when two words are opposite one another
antonym
In "Lamb to the Slaughter," what is Mary Maloney's husband's job?
policeman
What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines of poetry?
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
ABAB
What event started WWII?
When Germany/Hitler invaded Poland in 1939
What is the defendant accused of?
premeditated homicide
What is the term for when the audience knows something a character does not?
when two words are similar - warm and hot
synonym
Edgar Allan Poe
The winds whispered while I worked is an example of what literary term?
Alliteration
Who was the only member of the annex to survive the Holocaust?
Otto Frank
In what decade was this play written?
1950s
What is the sentence that explains the main idea of a paper called?
thesis
when two words are spelled differently but pronounced the same
homophones
In what story does the main character stuff all of her pets?
"The Landlady"
What did Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman both have in common?
Where is the Anne Frank museum located?
Amsterdam - the secret annex
What was proven to not be as rare as claimed in the trial?
the knife used in the murder
What is an example of personification? Write one
answers will vary
hot is to cold as day it to night
analogy
What was Charlie Gordon's IQ before the surgery?
68
rise from the poem "Still I Rise"
What was the largest concentration camp?
Auschwitz/Birkenau
Who is the last juror to vote Not Guilty?
Juror #3
this is used to determine the meaning of unknown words
context clues