Of Mice and Men
Short Stories
Eight parts of Speech
vocabulary
writing terms
100

This character imitates George and likes soft things.

Who is Lennie?

100

It causes a flashback to Rainsford’s childhood.

What is the effect of the description of Ship-Trap Island?

100

In the sentence: My sister was the person in the television commercial -- this is the verb and its type.

what is was and linking?

100

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

What is Juncture?

100

In writing, this fact is used to support a topic sentence

What is concrete detail?

200

The boss's son who is easily angered former boxer.

Who is Curly?

200

The Story takes place in an unnamed Italian city during Mardi Gras

What is the setting or exposition?

200

In this sentence the underlined verb is either transitive or intransitive:

The sunlight sparkled on the splashing surf.

What is intransitive?

200

in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy

What is gingerly?

200

In writing, the first sentence of paragraph that includes subject and opinion

What is a topic sentence?
300

This theme is revealed through the death of the puppy.

What is the ending of the American Dream?
300

The significance of Rainsford never wanting to visit the island.

What is the title of the short story?

300

The bakery gave away ALL of the leftover cakes at the end of the night. 

All is this type of pronouns. 

What is indefinite?

300

ready and able to resort to force or violence

What is pugnacious?

300

The turning point of the story.

What is the climax?

400

This inference can be made about Curly's wife from the following quote: "Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody?... What kinda harm am I doin' to you? Seems like they ain't none of them cares how I gotta live. I tell you I ain't used to livin' like this. I coulda made somethin' of myself."

What is that she was lonely?

400

There is a blurred line between the hunter and the game.

What is the theme?

400

He HIMSELF gave the best speech of the night. Himself is this type of pronoun.  

What is intensive?

400

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

What is peer?

400

The four types of conflict.

What is Character vs. Character, Character vs. Nature, Character vs. Society, and Character vs. Self?

500

This symbol signifies the dream of a better life. 

 What are the rabbits?

500

Montresor finishes the wall, sealing Fortunato inside and leaving him to die.

What is the falling action?

500

This caused the friend to plan a revenge trick, and then the pranks continued forever. 

This is the adverb in the sentence above.

What is forever?

500

 cry or whine with snuffling

What is snivel?

500

The five parts of a 1-chunk paragraph.

What is topic sentence, concrete detail, commentary #1, commentary #2, and concluding sentence?