The meaning of the word is robbing, stealing food or possessions.
What is plundering?
100
The main idea or central message of a story.
What is theme?
100
The root of barometer.
What is -meter?
100
A character or force that opposes the protagonist.
What is the antagonist?
200
The 'genre' of My Brother Sam is Dead.
What is histoical fiction?
200
To wait in hiding to attack; a surprise attack
What is ambush?
200
A short story or poem, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or moral
What is a fable?
200
The root of mortal.
What is -mort?
200
American militia men ready for instant military service
What are minutemen?
300
The 'side' Sam was on.
What are the Patriots/Whigs.
300
loyalty to one’s government, group, or cause
What is allegiance?
300
The time and place in which events in the story happen.
What is setting?
300
The meaning of the prefixes -dis and -un
What is not or opposite of?
300
The name of the kind of character who does not chang during the story.
What is a static character?
400
The character that best fits the description of a ‘dynamic’ character.
Who is Tim Meeker?
400
the act of overthrowing or destroying a government
What is subversion?
400
The relationship of the narrator to the story
What is point of view?
400
Words ending in ly normally tell how or how often something is done.
Words ending in ly normally tell how or how often something is done.
changes the word from an adjective to an adverb.
What is the suffix -ly?
400
The use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that happen later in the story. This can add suspense.
What is foreshadowing?
500
The reason Sam was put in the stockade.
What is stealing cattle?
500
Strike back for an injury or wrong.
What is retaliate?
500
The central character in the story, usually known as the ‘good guy’
Who is the protagonist?
500
A word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning
What is a homophone?
500
Any object, person, place or experience that means more than what it is.