ROSE FOR EMILY
What does Miss Emily buy at the drug store?
What is the main theme between the two poems?
Resilience
What is the name of the train in The Polar Express?
The Polar Express
What sets Thomas apart from others competing in high jump?
He has an unusually long achilles tendon
In the event where Rosa Parks did not give up her seat, what was the reasoning?
She was tired and her feet hurt, so she refused to move.
The majority of this story is told in what format?
Flashback
"Under the bludgeonings of chance"
What does the term "bludgeonings" mean?
beaten down with force
In the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what is the Grinch's dog's name?
Max
How long had Thomas been high jumping by the time he placed fourth in the world -class field competition?
2 months
How did the boycott information end up reaching all the people of Montgomery?
An angry white woman telephoned a newspaper in outrage
What lessons does Miss Emily give out of her home?
China Painting
"She felled -- He did not fall --
Impaled Him on Her fiercest stakes --"
Who/what is the "she" in the poem? AND what kind of figurative language is used here?
Fate / Death
Personification
What Christmas song does Buddy sing with Jovie in the shower in Elf?
Baby It's Cold Outside
An achilles tendon is compared to what object in the text to help give a visual?
spring
Which of the following quotes shows the community trying to insert control.
A.“Certainly it could be used for unethical ends.”
B.“Between interruptions we sat together talking about the prospects for the success of the protest.”
C.“Our concern was not to put the bus company out of business, but to put justice in business.”
D. “We stood together, waiting for the next bus.”
C.“Our concern was not to put the bus company out of business, but to put justice in business.”
When the townspeople choose to cover up the smell, so as not to bother the “sweet old lady”, why is that ironic?
They are enabling her to continue with her crimes.
"She stung Him -- sapped His firm Advance --"
Explain what this line means?
She is trying to slow his movements forward.
In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what does Hermey wish he could be instead of an elf?
A Dentist
What is the world championship compared to in the text to help us understand the magnitude and where was it held?
Super Bowl - held in Osaka, Japan
What figurative language is found in the quote, “Fear was an invisible presence at the meeting, along with courage and hope.”
Personification
How does the change or gap in generations complicate the relationship between Miss Emily and the town?
As the older generation dies and the younger generation comes into power, they rebel against giving Miss Emily special treatment.
What does the term "Invictus" mean?
(The title of the first poem we read.)
Unconquerable
How many lights were on the Griswold's house in Christmas Vacation?
25,000
What can Thomas control in the story?
the amount of time he puts in to get better.
How does Martin Luther King control the crowd throughout his speech at the church in Montgomery?
He uses their past experiences and then sets limits to their actions moving forward.