Vocabulary
Something discarded
Debris
Who is the author of The Barren Grounds?
David A. Robertson
You use capital letters for what kind of nouns?
Proper nouns
She was as slow as a turtle is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
Where can you find Mr. Whitehouse every morning?
In the parking lot
A crowding together of many persons
Throng
What province is the story set in?
Manitoba
When writing a paragraph, what is the first sentence that introduces your ideas called?
Topic sentence
The leaves danced in the wind is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
What is Ms. Senf's favourite colour?
Yellow
Unlikely to be true
Improbable
What famous story is The Barren Grounds compared to?
Narnia
What is the final sentence in your paragraph called?
Conclusion sentence
"You're not Wonder Woman" uses what type of figurative language?
Allusion
What sport does Mr. O'Farrell excel at?
Rowing
The occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection
Coincidence
Morgan asks Eli if his home is like a place in Star Wars. What is this place?
Hoth
Foreshadowing is a plot element that....
Hints at something to come later in the story
Ms. Kilbertus has two children. What are their names?
Abby and Jacob
Asked merely for effect with no answer expected
Rhetorically
What are the brand of Morgan's moccasins?
Manitobah Mukluks
What is it called when two complete sentences (independent clauses) are incorrectly joined with only a comma?
Comma splice
Italics can be used for three main reasons in the novel. What are they?
- For emphasis
- To show what a character is thinking
What is Ms. Fischer's first name?
Marion