Vocabulary
To persist in the face of a great challenge.
What is persevere?
This type of punctuation is missing from the following sentence:
"In Japan, its considered good luck to cross the path of a black cat."
What is an apostrophe?
"The Grapes of Wrath" was written by this popular 20th century American novelist known for his political edge.
Who is John Steinbeck?
"Black Sunday" is the name given to a particularly bad one of these, which were common during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
What is a dust storm?
This "greatest of all time" basketball player led the Chicago Bulls to several championship wins in the 1990s.
Who is Michael Jordan?
To stray especially from the path.
What is deviate?
Two of this type of punctuation are missing from the following sentence:
"Aesop the writer of such famous fables as The Fox and The Grapes was a Greek slave."
What are commas?
"The Grapes of Wrath" is an example of this genre, often used to provide insight into real events.
What is historical fiction?
"Black Sunday" is a work of nonfiction, meaning it features numerical data and several of these types of quotes.
What are eyewitness quotes?
This science fiction story set on a sandy planet was recently adapted into two major blockbusters starring Timothee Chalamet.
What is Dune?
To work hard and with difficulty.
The following sentence should be corrected by removing this word:
"Mozart he began writing symphonies when he was five years old."
What is "he?"
In the story, a farmer is depicted selling a pair of bay geldings, otherwise known as these commonly employed farm animals.
What are horses?
The article concludes with this type of song, a genre of music popularized by Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, literally meaning: of the people.
What is folk music?
This popular character has been portrayed by Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, and most recently, Robert Pattinson.
Who is Batman?
The quality of having many different things in a single place -- a grocery store has this when it comes to food.
What is diversity?
This word is used incorrectly in the following sentence, and should be replaced with this:
"It doesn’t seem possible that Beethoven could have wrote many of his finest symphonies after going deaf."
What are "wrote" and "written?"
"The Grapes of Wrath" concludes with a reference to the green grass of spring, a visual symbol otherwise known as a type of this literary technique.
What is a metaphor?
The term "dust bowl" came about thanks to a man named Geiger, a member of this important profession.
What is a reporter?
This American president during the 1970s resigned from his job after being found guilty of spying on his opponent. His most famous quote, ironically: "I'm not a crook."
Who is Richard Nixon?
A grand idea in literature about what it means to be human -- bigger than a central idea.
What is a theme?
The following sentence features this many mistakes to be corrected:
"Is bill gates the most rich man in america"
What are five mistakes?
"The Grapes of Wrath" uses this type of narration, in which the narrator is an outside perspective which can reveal the thoughts of multiple characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
The Dust Bowl occurred around the same time as the Great Depression, which was caused by a massive amount of spending using this popular bank method of loans and repayment -- but not with a card, yet!
What is credit?
This influential 20th century science-fiction author is quoted as saying: "We are here on this Earth to fart around-- and don't let anyone tell you differently."
Who is Kurt Vonnegut?