Ms. Kavounas
What are the names of Ms. Kavounas's sisters?
Lizzie and Annie
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using like or as.
What is the setting of the book?
Long Island, New York 1967
Who was the narrator of this story?
Ponyboy Curtis, the story is in first person
What is the highest-grossing film of all time?
Avatar
What year did Ms. Kavounas graduate from Harvey?
2019
Is this a metaphor or a simile:
Time is a thief.
Metaphor
Who is Lietenant Tybalt Baker, and where is he going?
Ms. Baker's husband. He is being deported to Vietnam
What is a Soc?
A rich kid from the West side of town that get all the breaks (Soc is short for social)
Which animal can sleep for up to three years?
What is Ms. Kavounas's favorite book genre?
Fantasy
Is this personification or a hyperbole:
The leaves danced in the wind.
Personification
What part does Holling get in the Shakespeare Company's Holiday Extravaganza? How does he feel about it?
Ariel, he is very embarrassed and thinks he got a girl's part.
Why does Ponyboy feel the greasers have it so much worse than the Socs?
the Socs are richer and they get all the breaks, Socs get anything they want. Greasers have to work for what they need.
Which bird’s eye is bigger than its brain?
Ostrich
Mt. Joy
If someone says, "I've told you a million times," what specific type of figurative language are they using?
Hyperbole
What do we learn about Mrs. Baker as an athlete?
She ran the 4x100 relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics
Why does Johnny kill the Soc?
They were drowning Ponyboy and they were armed.
In what year was the first Apple iPhone released?
2007
What was Ms. Kavounas's Major in Undergrad?
Secondary Education in English
Identify the figurative language that is being used: Linda likes laughing and licking lollipops.
Alliteration
To Holling, what does it mean to become a man?
Knowing oneself
Does Pony see himself as a hero?
No, because he thought that anyone would do the same thing.
How many TikTok videos are watched every day?
Over 1 billion.