Characters
Plot
Plot 2
Fig. Language
Vocab
100

This character's only friend at the beginning of the story is his grandmother, Lola.

Virgil Salinas

100

What is the nickname Virgil's parents call him?

Turtle
100

What's the name of the stray dog in the woods that Valencia takes care of?

Sacred

100

Virgil feels invisible at school"like a ghost wandering the halls.” This is an example of this figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification).

Simile

100

What does "swipe" mean?

Ex: "I swiped the money from my mom's purse"

steal or grab

200

This character is often misunderstood because of her disability, so she prefers to be alone.

Valencia Sommerset

200

What is the name of Virgil's guinea pig? What is the connection between Virgil's guinea pig and Valencia's guinea pig?

Gulliver; both characters' guinea pigs are named after characters from the same book (Gulliver's travels)

200

What single word does Virgil text Valencia at the end of the story?

"Hello"
200

"The forest around them seems alive, as if the trees and shadows are watching" is an example of this figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification)

Personification

200

What is a "hurdle?"

An obstacle to jump over

300

This character imagines catching a snake and showing it off to Davies.

Chet Bullens

300

Why didn’t Valencia rescue Virgil when she found the well uncovered?

She didn't know he was down there (she couldn't hear his shouts for help), so she closed the lid.

300

How do Kaori and Gen treat Valencia differently from how she is used to being treated?

They treat her normally and make no effort to speak slowly to her like other people do.

300

Virgil feeling that the bull will "kill him" is an example of this figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification)

Hyperbole

300

What does it mean to "hyperventilate?"

to breathe hard and fast, often due to strong emotion

400

This character is very spiritual and believes in fate.

Kaori Tanaka

400

What scary character from Lola's stories does Virgil keep imagining while he's in the well?

Pah, the man-eating bird

400

Valencia prays to this saint throughout the story.

Saint Rene

400

“The darkness had teeth that snapped and clenched” is an example of this figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification)

Personification

400

What is an "engima?"

A puzzle or mystery

500

This character's pink jump rope ends up saving Virgil from the well.

Gen

500

What fake name does Valencia go by when she first meets Kaori?

Renee

500

What finally motivates Virgil to cry for help one last time?

He imagines Ruba San Salvador/Lola's voice, encouraging him to keep trying

500

"I got eaten, like the Stone Boy. But my friends chiseled me out" is an example of TWO different types of figurative language. Which ones? (Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification).

Simile and metaphor

500

What is a "remnant?"

A small remaining piece of something