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Mark Twain
Alice Walker
Judith Ortiz-Cofer
Langston Hughes
Literary Terms
100
I dozed by the barroom stove in an old dilapidated tavern.
Who is Simon Wheeler.
100
Because she was in a house fire.
How did Maggie get her burn scars.
100
Puerto Rico
What is the homeland of the family in American History?
100
Roger
Who stole Mrs. Jone's purse?
100
caricature
What is a character description that is exaggerated to make people laugh.
200
He was a cherished boyhood friend.
Who was Leonidas W. Smiley.
200
She does not want a name given to slaves.
What is the reason Dee changed her name?
200
John F. Kennedy
What Famous person is assinated in the American History story?
200
To buy Blue Suede shoes.
What is the reason Roger tried to steal Mrs. Jones's pocketbook?
200
humorist
What a writer of humor is?
300
He was the frog.
What was Dan'l Webster.
300
She hated it.
What is Dee's opinion of her childhood home?
300
Elena
Who is the main character in the story - American History?
300
Ten dollars
What does Mrs. Jones give Roger after they eat?
300
Prose
What is all writing that is not poetry?
400
I am Smiley's dog.
Who is Andrew Jackson.
400
Alice Walker
Who is the author of The Color Purple?
400
Eugene
Who is Elena's crush?
400
Lima beans and ham.
What does Mrs. Jones fix for supper?
400
Epiphany
What is the moment in a story when a character recognizes an important truth?
500
The stranger fills Smiley's frog with quail shot.
What does the stranger do to Smiley's frog while Smiley is away?
500
They want to claim an ancestry they can be proud of.
Why do Dee and her friends want to be called by African names?
500
a tenement building
What is El Building?
500
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.
What is Mrs. Jones's whole name?
500
flashback
What is a look into the past at some point in a story