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Grammar
Literary Terms
Raymond's Run
The Power of One
Current Events
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This punctuation is used to mark the end of a statement
What is a period?
100
This is the most intense part of the story that changes the outcome of the plot.
What is the climax?
100
The nickname for the protagonist in the story.
What is Squeaky?
100
He was also called the "Rainmaker"
What is P.K.?
100
All of the troops from this country will be out of Iraq by the end of the month.
What is the United States
200
You should always place this punctuation mark between items in a list.
What is a comma.
200
There are five stages in this element of literature.
What is plot.
200
She is the competition the protagonist must face in the race.
What is Gretchen
200
The setting of the the movie takes place in this African country.
What is South Africa.
200
This reality TV star recently made the news for her 72-day marriage with a basketball player.
What is Kim Kardashian.
300
This punctuation has 3 uses: to form possessive nouns, make contractions, and show certain plurals
What is an apostrophe
300
These two words are often used in conjunction when talking about this literary term based on action and reaction
What is cause and effect
300
This is the name of Hazel's other brother (not Raymond)
What is George
300
This is the final city P.K. ends up in by the end of the movie.
What is Johannesburg
300
This upcoming year is also known as _______ year in the circle of politics.
What is election year.
400
Sentences consist of subjects and verbs - within each sentence these two parts must match which is called...
What is subject-verb agreement
400
The purpose of this part of a text is to simply introduce the basic facts necessary to begin the story
What is the exposition
400
Despite her obvious embarrassment, this character does not prevent the protagonist from practicing for the race.
What is Squeaky's mother.
400
The old man who lives in the prison that P.K. visits on a daily basis is related to P.K. in this way
What is his grandfather's best friend.
400
Sandusky - the assistant coach on trial for several counts of abuse is from this famous college
What is Penn State
500
This type of clause provides information that is essential to the meaning of the sentence
What is a relative clause
500
Characters drive storylines but it is up to the reader to determine the reasons for their actions - this term helps us explain these reasons
What is character motivation
500
Born as Miltona Mirkin this famous African-American writer illustrated both humor and anger in her work even this short story she is known for writing
What is Toni Cade Bambara
500
Even though the movie is fictional, it is based on this very serious racially-based system that was heavily followed in South Africa at the time.
What is apartheid
500
He is the leader of the communist government in North Korea who died of a heart attack this past weekend.
What is Kim Jong Il.