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Vocabulary
"Al Capone Does my Shirts"
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Themes
100
This means walking with difficulty because of an injured, damaged or stiff leg or foot.
What is "to limp"?
100
This is 105's nickname.
What is "Onion"?
100
These are the four members of the Flanagan family.
Who are Moose, Natalie, Mom and Dad.
100
The author of "Al Capone Does My Shirts."
Who is Gennifer Choldenko?
100
This is a short story with the theme of respect of tradition.
What is "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen"?
200
This is the definition for "sob."
What is to cry very loudly and heavily?
200
This is the name of Moose's best friend back in Santa Monica where he's originally from.
Who is Pete?
200
This is the name of the horse in "A Secret for Two."
What is Joseph?
200
This man wrote "The Tigress and Her Mate," which is a kind of fable.
Who is James Thurber?
200
These are the two conflicting feelings of Homer in "You Go Your Way..."
What are Homer's conflicted feelings of compassion for Mrs. Sandoval and disgust for the pain caused by war?
300
This describes having a calming, relaxing effect on someone.
What is "soothing"?
300
This is the name of Moose and Natalie's Dad.
What is "Cam"?
300
This is an example of a loving couple from the stories we read.
Who are Lucille and Bellard?
300
This person wrote "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen" and "The Gift of the Magi."
Who is O. Henry?
300
These are two stories with very different themes.
What are "The Tigress" / "The Woman" / "The Kiss."
400
This is the definition of ragged.
What is "torn and in a bad condition"?
400
This is what Moose types in the PS (post script) at the end of his letter to Al Capone.
What is "I like your mother very much"?
400
These are the names of a couple where the husband is awful and the wife is strong.
Who are Proudfoot and Sabra?
400
He was an ancient Greek man who wrote many fables.
Who is Aesop?
400
This the irony in "Johanna."
What is the fact Johanna seeks the doctor to bring healing, but instead he kills her?"
500
This is an informal expression used to mean "go to bed."
What is "hit the sack"?
500
This is the official crime that Al Capone is charged with and the reason he is sent to Alcatraz.
What is tax evasion?
500
This is the name of Moose's seventh grade English teacher.
Who is Miss Bimp?
500
This woman wrote "The Kiss."
Who is Kate Chopin?
500
This is an example of irony in the story "The Fun They Had."
What is the fact that the girl thinks our current school system sounds like fun, even though most kids now don't like school?