Theme/Moral
What is the moral of "The Lion and the Fox"?
Learn from the misfortune of others
Which type of character changes throughout the story?
Is the poem "If" a haiku, limerick, free verse, or rhymed poetry?
rhymed poetry
In Adam and the Road, how does Adam take initiative and show good leadership qualities?
He thinks quickly during the attack.
He reports the thief to the bailiff.
He leads the knight through the woods.
He seeks help and rescue for this friends.
Who are the two static characters in "The King's Equal"?
Rosamund and the wolf
What is the moral of "The Rat and the Elephant"?
Thinking you are great does not make you great.
What is a play on words?
Pun
What genre is The Proud-Minded Princess?
play
What qualities of a good leader made Branch Rickey choose Jackie Robinson for his team?
He had good athletic ability.
He responded well to pressure and insults.
He was an aggressive competitor.
He was a good and faithful husband and a believer.
In "The King's Equal," Rosamund and Raphael learn to love another through their friendship with who?
The wolf
The theme/moral of ____________ is that a leader should be faithful and humble in both large and small tasks.
"King Alfred and the Cakes"
What is "hinting at events that take place later in the story"?
Foreshadowing
What genre is Adam of the Road?
A fictional story that uses a real time period from the past with historically accurate characters, plot lines, and events.
In "Angels of Mercy," describe how either Mildred Clark or Agnes Mangerich displayed good leadership qualities and courageousness?
Mildred - she worked for weeks to care for the wounded after Pearl Harbor.
Agnes - walked more than 800 miles after her plane went down behind enemy lines.
Describe how the princess is changed in A Proud-Minded Princess.
She is humbled by her time as a "peasant" and becomes more generous, caring, understanding, and knowledgable.
The theme of _______ is that manhood is defined by certain traits and behaviors.
"If"
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhyme throughout a story.
What is narrative nonfiction?
real-life events in an enjoyable, story-like way
In William Tell: One Against an Empire, how does William respond to injustice?
He escaped, killed the governor, and inspired his people to fight against the tyrannical government.
In "The King's Equal," how does Rosamund prove that she is the prince's equal in beauty, intelligence, and wealth?
He knows of her beauty by looking at her.
She convinces him of her intelligence by telling him that she knows something that no one else knows (that he is lonely).
She convinces him of her wealth by saying she's wealthier than him because she has everything she desires.
The theme/moral of what speech is that a nation's future depends on the character of its citizens?
"Strength and Decency"
Give an example from our reading that features an internal conflict (man vs. self). Both the story and the conflict itself.
Answers vary.
What genre is Adam of the Road?
historical fiction
What trait of a good leader is displayed in Proud-Minded Princess?
Humility
A boy would become a page at the age of seven and be sent to a nobleman's household to work. Then at fourteen, he was apprenticed to a knight as a squire.
According to "Knight," what is the first step in becoming a knight?