In the sentence "Flooded with spotlights – the focus of all attention – the new Miss America began her
year-long reign. She was the CYNOSURE of all eyes for the rest of the evening," what does CYNOSURE mean?
focus of all attention
100
Why the author wrote the book
What is author's purpose
100
What is the expression of similar or related ideas in similar grammatical form
What is parallelism
100
What was the setting?
What is Maycomb County, Alabama & Great Depression 1930s
100
how many dogs chase Snowball of Animal Farm?
What is nine
200
In the sentence "The LUGUBRIOUS wails of the gypsies matched the dreary whistling of the wind in the allbut-deserted cemetery." What does LUGUBRIOUS mean?
sorrowful
200
writers purpose or goal (P.I.E.)
What is aim
200
what is the arrangement of details in the order they occured.
What is chronological order
200
Who was the older woman with a morphine addiction. Atticus said this woman had courage. Jem read to her.
What is Mrs. Dubose
200
What did commandments 3-5 represent?
the rejection of human status symbols and the attachment of prestige to certain items.
300
The SOMNAMBULIST had to be locked in his bedroom at night for his own safety
sleepwalker
300
A short story to help make a point or introduce a topic
What is anecdote
300
Which word or phrase is most responsible for the parallelism problem in the following sentence? “The CEO was convinced the plan was viable, profitable, and it could be expanded over the next 6 years.”
What is "it could be expanded."
300
What was the town (and the state) that Dill lived in when he was not in Maycomb with his aunt?
What is Meridian, Mississippi
300
Who reduces the ideals of Animal Farm to "Four legs good, too legs bad"?
Who is Snowball
400
She told her friend, “I’m through with blind dates forever. What a dull evening! I was
bored every minute. The conversation was absolutely VAPID.”
uninteresting
400
central idea in a story/ the hidden message
What is theme
400
What word is spelled wrong in this sentence?
"The adrenaline of riding rollarcoasters made my stomach weak.
What is roller coasters
400
When Jem told Scout she was acting "like a girl," he was using what kind of thinking?
What is fact-based
400
Who said "I have no wish to take life, not even human"?
Who is Boxer
500
During those first bewildering weeks, the thoughts of a college freshman drift back to
high school where he was “in,” knew everyone, and felt at home. A feeling of
NOSTALGIA sweeps over him.
homesickness/sadness
500
a writing about an event in a personal way
What is a narrative writing
500
What word is misspelled?
"The movie Mean Girls was a critically aclaimed movie.
What is acclaimed.
500
What foreshadowed Boo Radley stabbing Bob Ewell with a knife?
when boo carved the soap dolls.
500
Why did Napoleon change his mind about building the windmill?
He wanted to busy the animals so they wouldn't have time to think about revolting.