A serious moral fault that a character reveals throughout the course of a story is called this.
What is a character flaw?
100
An exaggeration
What is the definition of a hyperbole?
100
The protagonist in “The Crucifixion”.
Who is Vinegar Boy?
100
The quality of lowliness and modesty in responding to one’s ability and worth.
What is humility?
200
Wounded
What is stricken?
200
A character that often only possesses one observable characteristic and little else to give them personality.
What is a flat character?
200
A comparison of two things not using “like” or “as”; says what something is.
What is the definition of a metaphor?
200
The disciple that the Vinegar Boy meets in “The Crucifixion”.
Who is Mark?
200
In “Alas, Poor Annabelle”, Caddie gains a sense of purpose, a peace in her heart, and a determination to treat people more kindly because of a talk with this person.
Who is her father?
300
Feed for livestock
What is fodder?
300
Characters with whom the reader cannot identify or for who the reader has strong feelings of dislike are called this.
What is an unsympathetic character?
300
An object or animal that takes on human qualities.
What is the definition of personification?
300
In “The Soloist”, Homer’s peers finally begin to accept and respect him after this event.
What happens after Homer plays the sousaphone?
300
The reason why Dave was being punished in “The Split Cherry Tree”.
What is the cherry tree being split because the students were chasing a lizard up it?
400
Lace garment worn like a vest or blouse; women's clothing
What is a bodice?
400
A character that shows complexity of thought and personality.
What is a round character?
400
A contradiction. Ex: jumbo shrimp
What is the definition of an oxymoron?
400
Caddie gets punished in “Alas, Poor Annabelle” because of this.
What is playing pranks on her cousin?
400
Dialogue written to fit the manner in which the character speaks.
What is verbal irony?
500
Dainty
What is mincing?
500
Dialogue written to fit the manner in which the characters speak.
What is dialect?
500
The following italicized part of the sentence is an example of this figurative language tool: “Her friend, breathing hard from the climb, had eyes only for the condemned men.”
What is an example of an idiom?
500
The characters in “The Crucifixion” that most clearly reflect the characteristic opposite to humility, which is pride.
Who are the Jewish religious leaders?
500
The characters in “The Split Cherry Tree” who exhibit humility.