Random/Potpourri
Literary Devices (yes, again)
Formatting/Grammar
Short Stories
Authors
100

Geographically, what is OBX short for? (Also a show)

Outer Banks (North Carolina)

100

"Crash," "boom," "bang," "zoom," are examples of which literary device?

Onomatopoeia

100

Make sure you always __________ every new paragraph.

Indent

100

The aunt's name in "Dead Owls" is...

Aunt Phyllis

100

Who wrote "What is Reconciliation?"

Justice Murray Sinclair

200

Which character's catchphrase is "with great power comes great responsibility"?

Spider-Man

200

"He ruled with an iron fist" is an example which literary device?

Metaphor

200

Not every assignment for Mr. Wise needs to be done in pen, but whatever the case, your writing must always be...

DOUBLE-SPACED!

200

What was the name of the family's nation in "Borders"?

Blackfoot

200

Who is the author of "Borders"? (Short Story Booklet)

Thomas King

300

Which character said the quote: "do or do not, there is no try"?

Yoda

300

"We did a head count of who was present" is an example of...

Synecdoche (using a part to represent the whole)

300

When writing dialogue (not citation), punctuation must always go __________ the quotation marks.

Inside

300

What was the name of the sister in "Borders"?

Laetitia

300

What is the full name of the author of "Rock Bottom"?

Steven Keewatin Sanderson

400

What is the capital of Yukon Territory?

Whitehorse.

400

"He passed away in his sleep" is an example of which literary device?

Euphemism
400

When writing a quote/citation, to give credit, you must include these two things.

Author's name and page number (or year, depending on the citation style. MLA = page #, APA = year).

400

What is the protagonist's name in "Blue Against White"?

Lena

400

The author who wrote 3 of the 7 short stories in the Short Story Booklet (hint: Sci-Fi; need their WHOLE name)

Drew Hayden Taylor

500

What is Darth Vader's real name?

Anakin Skywalker

500

"The living dead roamed the abandoned streets" is an example of which literary device?

Oxymoron

500

What punctuation do you use in a citation to indicate when you've made minor alterations to a quote (without changing its meaning)?

Square brackets

500

What was the contact name of the person the protagonist was texting in "Rock Bottom"?

Wendy

500

The author of "What is Reconciliation?" was the chair of what organisation? (Need the name, NOT just the acronym)

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada