when I am trying to persuade someone gradually or by flattery to do something….
a) lament b) repose c) coax
What is "b" coax
100
Time and place the story takes place
What is the setting
100
this character is described as "thoughtless and heedless" by the narrator..
Who is Jack
100
this character is described as "indolent" by nature..
Who is Ernest
100
the nationality of the author of the book
What is Swiss
200
lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward…
a) idle b) repose c) prostrate
What is "c" prostrate
200
this is the word that shows the major struggle between characters or between opposing forces (the problem to overcome). Examples would be man vs. man, man vs nature, man vs himself, man vs society.
What is conflict
200
the name of the jackal Jack found..
Who is "fangs"
200
the character attacked by the lobster
Who is Jack
200
What does Fritz find on the wreckage that father really wants to build?
What is the pinnace
300
split or tear apart violently…
a) riven b) noxious c) lament
What is "a" riven
300
the main character of the book (often the hero)
What is the protagonist
300
the name of the dogs (puppies) they had from the beginning..(name both)
Who are Duke and Turk
300
Name of The book's author (first and last)
What is Johann Wyss
300
the name of the anniversary of their landing on the island
What is "Thanksgiving"
400
contemptuous ridicule or mockery…
a) noxious b) riven c) derision
What is "c" derision
400
a section of the story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time..
What is flashback
400
the name of the donkey
What is Grizzle
400
the number of days the Robinson's were in the storm at sea before they were shipwrecked...
What is 6 days in the storm; shipwrecked on the 7th (either answer is fine)
400
the wild donkey
What is the onager
500
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size,or degree…
a) prodigious b) ingenious c) arduous
What is "a" prodigious
500
the writer's hints and clues that suggests events may still occur
What is foreshadowing
500
the name of the buffalo...
What is "Storm"
500
the first year the book was first published
What is 1812
500
the reward that was the eagle given after it's successful hunt