English I
In The Crossover, this is the sport that the Bell twins play with passion.
Basketball
Caitlin Alifirenka's pen pal in I Will Always Write Back is from this African nation.
Zimbabwe
This is the setting and time period of Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible.
Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692
John F. Kennedy's inaugural address famously implores citizens to ask not what their country can do for them, but what they can do for their __________.
Country
This era of American Literature, often associated with Puritanism, focused on religious themes and plain style writing.
Colonial
What is the name of the ranch hand in Of Mice and Men who is missing a hand?
Candy
This Roman festival is being celebrated at the beginning of Julius Caesar.
The Feast of Lupercal
What is the name of the narrator in The Things They Carried?
Tim O'Brien
Franklin D. Roosevelt declared this date, December 7, 1941, as "a date which will live in __________."
Infamy
The cry for "No taxation without representation" is a key tenet of this literary and historical period.
Revolutionary
This is the city in which the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet takes place.
Verona
In Anthem, Equality 7-2521 commits this "Transgression" by writing.
Writing
In The Grace Year, where are the young women sent for their sixteenth year?
The wilderness, outside the village
An article on the importance of this skill would likely discuss time management and setting priorities.
Organization
This literary movement emphasized individualism, imagination, and the power of nature.
Romantic
In The Crossover, this medical event significantly alters the Bell family's life.
Their father's heart attack/illness
What is the name of Caitlin's pen pal in I Will Always Write Back?
Martin Ganda
What do Lily and Micah do for their project to spread mental health awareness in, "The Words We Keep"?
Guerrilla Poetry (Writing poems anonymously)
This historic highway, often called the "Mother Road," stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Route 66
This post-World War II literary period is characterized by experimentation, fragmentation, and often a sense of disillusionment.
Post-Modern
What is the name of the puppy that Lennie accidentally kills in Of Mice and Men?
A puppy
These are the famous last words Caesar speaks upon recognizing Brutus among the assassins.
"Et tu, Brute?" (And you, Brutus?)
This is the country where Jay's cousin, Jun, lives in Patron Saints of Nothing.
The Philippines
An article comparing these two post-secondary options might discuss hands-on skills versus a broader academic foundation.
Trade school and community college
Authors of this early 20th-century literary era often explored themes of alienation, industrialization, and the changing social landscape.
Modern