Night
The Body
Short Stories
Grammar
Essays
100

Who wrote the memoir "Night"? 

Elie Wiesel 

100

Which character first heard about the location of a dead body in the story "The Body" 

Vern Tessio 

100

A short story where one man hunts another man

"The Most Dangerous Game" 

100

This part of speech is a person place or thing

Noun

100

This is the first sentence of an essay and gets the readers attention

Hook or grabber

200

What historic events (2) does the story "Night" cover?  

WWII/Holocaust

200

Which characters father stormed the beaches at Normandy in "The Body" 

Teddy Duchamp

200

This story includes part of deceased animal that grants wishes.  

"The Monkey's Paw"

200

This part of speech is used to modify nouns

Adjective

200

How many paragraphs do essays need to be at minimum?   

5

300

What African country had a genocide similar to that of WWII?  We watched a movie on this. 

Rwanda 

300

Which character has a bad reputation, partially from stealing milk money from school?  

Chris Chambers

300

This short story involved giving gifts to a loved one, that they can no longer use. 

"The Gift of the Magi" 

300

This part of speech is used to modify verbs

Adverb

300

What is the name of the most important sentence in the introduction that tells you what the essay is going to be about?  

Thesis

400

What profession did Elie's father have prior to the Holocaust?  

Rabbi

400

What town and state are our boys from in "The Body"  

Castlerock, Maine

400

This story involved going back in time to hunt a Dinosaur.  

"The Sound of Thunder" 

400

This part of speech involves adding "ing" to a verb and making it a noun. 

Gerund

400

What is the name of the last sentence in an essay that should leave me thinking about what I just read?  

Challenge or reverse hook 

500

What "game" did the Germans play with the Jewish prisoners on the Trains?  

They threw bread and watched them fight for it.  

500

What character is the leader of the JD squad in "The Body"

Ace Merrill 

500

This story involved a soldier fleeing from his execution, but it was all a dream.  

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" 

500

This part of speech refers to the time and location of an object. 

Preposition

500

What is the name of the first sentence of a paragraph that tells what the paragraph will be about?  

Topic sentence