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Vocabulary
Setting
Plot
Misc.
Literary Elements
100
Which word means to think seriously about or reflect on?
Ponder
100

What is the setting of "The Dog of Pompeii"? Provide city and country.

Pompeii, Italy in 79 AD.

100
Where were the skeletal remains of Bimbo found in the resolution of our story?
In the bakery
100

How many years prior to Mt. Vesuvius erupting did an earthquake hit Pompeii, destroying most buildings?

12 years

100

"The Dog of Pompeii" is told from what point of view?

Third Person

200
To suffer extreme physical or mental pain.
Agonize
200
What time during the day does Mt. Vesuvius erupt?
Early morning.
200

What is found in the exposition?

Characters, setting, introduced to problem

200

The volcano was a angry monster is what type of figurative language? 

Metaphor

200

Descriptions of smoke, ash, and darkness are example of what?

Imagery

300

Lacking in quality or quantity

Meager

300
What was the center of town called where many kinds of shops, the biggest temples, and the town hall were? This was also the best place to find news.
The forum.
300
What is the town celebrating the evening before?
The Roman Emperor Caesar's birthday.
300

Provide two facts from the story.

Mt. Vesuvius erupts

Took place in Pompeii

Found Skeletal remains of dog at bakery

Found preserved loaf of bread

300
"The smoke spreads like a tree." is an example of what?
A simile
400
Moving of an object from a settled position
What is dislodging?
400
Explain how the setting contributes to the story being historical fiction?
Mt. Vesuvius really erupted and buried Pompeii in 79 AD.
400

The volcano symbolizes this idea about nature. 

Nature's power over humans.

400

Are these events in the correct order? 1. Tito overhears a stranger talking about the smoke from the Mt. Vesuvius.  2. Pompeii is destroyed by an earthquake. 3. Pompeii is restored after it was destroyed by an earthquake. 3. Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the entire city of Pompeii.

What is No

400
What is the THEME of "The Dog of Pompeii"?
A true friend remains loyal even when times are tough.
500
A story that includes both real and made up settings, events, and characters from the past.
Historical Fiction
500
How does the setting change in the resolution of the story and how does it stay the same?
The setting jumps ahead 1,800 years later to the year 1879, but the place is still Pompeii Italy.
500

What is the climax of our story?

Mt. Vesuvius erupting and Tito passes out on the way to safety.

500

Are the following events in the correct order? 

1. Bimbo pulls on Tito to move him along through the town. 2. Tito faints.  3.  Tito and Bimbo went walking through the forum. 4.  Bimbo bites Tito 

Yes or No

What is No 

500
Give an example of FORESHADOWING from our story.
The stranger's warning about the smoke over Mt. Vesuvius. Tito's dream of people marching over him and finally being pulled over rough pavement stones.