Vocabulary
Different sections of a song are called what?
Verses
Are mood and hyperbole an example of Author's Craft?
Yes
How does Mama feel when she sees Smilin’ Jack at the door
surprised that Sonny was right about the plan for the evening.
Someone who has no fears.
Dauntless
This words mean something that is a little wet
Damp
Chorus
What are the three main things that make up the plot?
Characters, setting and events
Why does Sonny go to Jackson Square more than once before the party?
To listen to music.
When you can do something for a long time?
Endurance
What is the genre of "Rent Party Jazz"?
Historical Fiction
If something is full and about to overflow it is what?
Brimming
When you synthesize, your thinking _______________.
Changes
Why does Smilin’ Jack tell Sonny about his home in Mississippi?
To show that he understands the problem Sonny is facing.
To deal with a problem.
Confront
Is the statement, "Smilin Jack was the happiest man in the world an example of hyperbole?
Yes it is.
Spare
Is this statement considered a claim? Cats have the most interesting eyes of all the animals.
Yes it is a claim
What is the theme of the story?
Helping one another makes a community stronger?
Dedication
What problem does Sonny and Mama have in the beginning of the story?
Mama lost her job and the rent is due in two weeks.
An event where items are sold to the person with the most money.
Auction
The theme of a story is what?
The main message, lesson or moral of the text.
By the end of the rent party, Sonny notices that the bucket is brimming with coins. What is the BEST definition of the word brimming?
Running over.
Moving slowly without much direction.
Drifting
What does historical fiction mean?
A story that is set in a real time and place in the past.