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Of Mice and Men
Romeo and Juliet
Short Stories
Poetry
Miscellaneous
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Who is killed at the end of the novel?
Lennie
100
Who wrote "Romeo and Juliet"?
William Shakespeare
100
What happens when you "win" the lottery?
You're stoned to death by the rest of the town
100
What are two attributes of slam poetry?
Hyper-emotionality, rhythem, repitition, etc.
100
Shakespeare wrote in what type of meter?
Iambic Pentameter
200
Who wrote "Of Mice and Men"?
John Steinbeck
200
Romeo was originally in love with who before he met Juliet?
Rosaline
200
What type of paw grants three wishes?
The Monkey's Paw
200
What is meter?
The rhythm and pattern of speaking in verse literature.
200
Romeo and Juliet were famously called "______ lovers," implying that their fates were doomed by the sky.
Star-Cross'd
300
Who is called a "tart"?
Curley's Wife
300
Name three Montagues other than Romeo
Benvolio, Mercutio, Gregory, Sampson, Montague, Lady Montague, etc.
300
What is the name of the serial killer in the recent short story we read who winds up killing all of the main characters?
The Misfit
300
What is an iamb?
The stressed/unstressed syllable pairing.
300
What is second point of plot progression?
Rising Action
400
Who owned the dog that was killed?
Candy
400
What is the setting of the play?
Verona
400
What is the complete title of the short story we read early on. "Hills like ________"?
White Elephants
400
Slam poetry is a type of what more general classification of performance?
Spoken Word
400
What do you call it when you dont tell your parents and run away to get married Romeo and Juliet-style?
Elope
500
Why were George and Lennie kicked out of Weed?
Lennie tried to touch a little girl's dress, and she thought he was attacking her.
500
Mercutio curses both families by saying "A ______ on both your houses!" What did he say?
Plague
500
What is one theme from "The Lottery"?
Tradition, fear of change, betrayal, etc.
500
What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?
14 Lines, 10 syllables in each line, a couplet at the end.
500
What state is your teacher Seth from?
South Carolina