True Diary
True or False:
Junior is born with too much water in his brain.
True
One unique thing about Long Way Down is that it is _____.
a) written in rhyme
b) written like a poem
c) written by an African American
d) written by a Mexican American
b) written like a poem
The Sound of Thunder was written by _____.
a) William Shakespeare
b) Daphne du Maurier
c) Ray Bradbury
d) Isaac Asimov
c) Ray Bradbury
When a writer gives a hint about future events in a novel it is called _____.
a) alliteration
b) foreshadowing
c) symbolism
d) flashback
b) foreshadowing
You can trust her with your secrets, she's my _____.
a) confidence
b) clarity
c) confidant
d) connotative
c) confidant
True or False:
Junior's and Rowdy become enemies.
True
William is upset at the beginning of the book because _____ is dead.
a) Buck
b) his father
c) Sean
d) Mark
c) Sean
The scary monster in The Sound of Thunder is a _____.
a) dragon
b) ghost
c) velociraptor
d) t-rex
d) t-rex
When reason is used to persuade someone it is called _____.
a) ethos
b) pathos
c) logos
d) cantos
c) logos
I didn't feel bad after his _____ because he made a lot of good points and also pointed out my strengths.
a) etymology
b) critique
c) interference
d) prediction
b) critique
Junior throws a book at his teacher because _____.
a) he's tired of being bullied
b) his teacher is being mean to Penelope
c) he wants Rowdy to think he's cool
d) the book was older than his mother
d) the book was older than his mother
Who is the second ghost to get on the elevator?
a) Dani
b) Will's father
c) Buck
d) uncle Mark
a) Dani
In Fall of the House of Usher, the narrator goes to visit _____.
a) his uncle
b) his childhood friend
c) his sister
d) his childhood home
b) his childhood friend
When an author says that one thing is another thing and does not use like or as, she is making a _____.
a) personification
b) simile
c) hyperbole
d) metaphor
d) metaphor
Your STAAR test score is an example of _____ data.
quantitative
Junior's sister _____.
a) drowns in a river
b) dies in a fire
c) marries a white man
d) moves to Texas
b) dies in a fire
Will starts his journey down the elevator on the _____ floor.
eighth
In Fall of the House of Usher, the narrator nearly dies when the _____ collapses.
house
When a character speaks their thoughts out load during a play.
soliloquy
Because this idea is not ______ to your _____ in the essay, you should leave it out.
relevant, position
What is one good thing that comes from Junior's grandma's death?
No more bullying on the rez
What two words does Sean say to Will at the end of the book?
You coming?
What terrible thing does the main character do to change the future in The Sound of Thunder?
steps off the path and kills a butterfly
A character that grows and develops in the story is a _____.
round character
Give _____ to support your _____ that the _____ of the novel is depressing.
textual evidence, thesis/position, tone/mood