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Comprehension
Literary Devices
Character Identification
Grab Bag!
100
This is open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa.
What is a veldt?
100
When their nursery begins to act up, who do Mr. and Mrs. Hadey consider calling this character to get advice on the subject.
Who is David McLean, the psychologist?
100
This is the turning point of a story, during which tension reaches a high point and excitement is at its greatest.
What is the climax?
100
“I think the sun is a flower that blooms for just one hour.”
Who is Margot?
100
This is the name of the model home in which the Hadley family lives.
What is Happylife Home?
200

This character enjoys walking alone at night in a silent city.

Who is Leonard Mead?

200

The boy who takes the intelligence test.

Who is Dickie Jordan?

200
This is a reading strategy which requires readers to make an educated guess based on evidences from the text.
What is inference.
200

The person who draws the marked slip (The Lottery).

Who is Tessie Hutchinson?

200
Ray Bradbury is best known for his contributions to this literary genre.
What is Science Fiction?
300

The strange vehicle that stops Leonard Mead and questions him.

What is a police car?

300

The rule hunters must follow while in the past.

What is stay on the path?

300
This is a character who undergoes great changes throughout the course of a text.
What is a dynamic character.
300

The character who says “We were, for a long while. Now we're going to really start living. Instead of being handled and massaged, we're going to live."

Who is Mr. Hadley?

300

The year the story, The Pedestrian takes place.

What is 2053?

400

The young girl who plays with an imaginary friend named Drill.

Who is Mink?

400
In "The Veldt," what two items do Mr. and Mrs. Hadley discover on the floor of their nursery?
What are a scarf and a wallet?
400
This is a narrative point of view in which an outside character is telling the story but only reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character.
What is third-person limited point of view?
400
“You've let this room and this house replace you and your wife in your children's affections.”
Who is David McLean?
400

In Zero Hour  the children pretend they are playing this type of game.

What is war / invasion?

500

The planet where it rains almost constantly.

What is Venus?

500
In "All Summer in a Day" we learn that Margot originally lived in this state.
What is Ohio?
500
This is a literary device in which the author leaves hints or clues about what is to happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
500

The two injured animals who live together at the beginning of the story.

Who are Magpie and Dog?

500

In “The Veldt,” Bradbury ascribes human characteristics to everyday objects. This is an example of this literary device.

What is personification?