The New Teacher
This is the color of the New Teacher's neat and clean uniform, including her shoes.
Olive Green
Mary’s father gave her this amount of money for reciting the pledge "good".
A nickel
At the start of the story, Johnny watched the door with this specific emotion
hatred
During the first prayer, this is the specific treat the children asked for.
candy
He is the author who wrote this "chilling tale".
The New Teacher reveals to the class that she is this many years old.
19
The New Teacher defines the word "pledge" as having this simple meaning
to promise
Johnny’s father told him that if he feared too much, he would be this, even though he was alive.
dead
After "God" failed to provide candy, the teacher suggested praying to this figure instead.
Our leader
The events in the classroom take place over this many "quietly devastating" minutes.
25 minutes
Instead of a monster, the children were shocked to see this kind of person in the doorway.
Beautiful young woman
The teacher argued that a flag cannot be more important than this.
a living person
The New Teacher claims Johnny’s father isn't gone forever, but is simply away at one of these.
a school for grown-ups
This is where the candy actually came from before it appeared on the children's desks.
teacher's pocket
Clavell’s daughter expected a dime because she thought the pledge was better than this person's.
Johnny
The teacher spent this many days working to memorize every child’s name.
3 days
Because it was her birthday, this student was chosen to cut the first piece of the flag.
Mary
At the end of the story, the teacher rewards Johnny's "cleverness" by making him this for the week.
class monitor
The teacher tells the children that having these hidden from their parents is not wrong.
having secrets kept
Because the story "came quickly," the author only changed this many words from his original draft.
3 words
The children noted the teacher's scent was clean, unlike the "sour" smell of this place.
The classroom
After the flag was cut into pieces, the children did this with the "useless" flagpole.
Pushed out the window
By the end, Johnny is resolved to work hard and not have these, like his father did.
wrong thoughts
The teacher promises she will give Danny one of these if he works hard.
a puppy
Clavell wrote the story after realizing how completely this a child's mind is under controlled circumstances.
vulnerable