vocab
What does the vocabulary term Ominous mean?
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.
florescent
glowing or bright
who was martin afriad of while in the elevator
The fat lady with the green jacket.
what is the hook?
The first time he gets on the elevator and feels akward with the old lady and martin is scared
is "By the time he reached the seventeenth floor, which seemed to take forever, he was winded and gasping. "a sensorydetail
yes
What does the vocabulary term Contraption?
a mechanical device or gadget
bulge
bump or to puff out
who was the person who lived with martin but always made fun of him
martins dad
what is the setting?
The elavator and the old appartment
Is ''The big green lady had a big scratchy jacket.'' a sensory detail
Yes
What does the vocabulary term Reluctantly mean?
a certain degree of unwillingness
bleak
exposed,desert,bare exposed,arid
who is the main character in the story
martin
what is the climax?
The fat old lady stops the elavator
is "Martin, a thin twelve-year-old, felt nervous in it from the first day he and his father moved into the apartment. " a sensory detail
no
What does the vocabulary term Baleful mean?
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic development
balefull
evil or wicked
who fell down the stairs and broke their leg
martin
what are the main characters?
martin,the old lady,and martins dad.
is "She quickly turned and watched him as the door slammed shut. " a sensory detail?
yes
What does the vocabulary term Threadbare mean?
worn out, thin and tattered with age
shuddered
shiver or trimble
who was the scary lady martin always sees
the fat old lady in the green jacket
What was the rising action?
They travled 17 floors and broke his foot
is "Perhaps it was the way the mechanism shuddered in a kind of exhaustioneach time it left a floor" sensory detail
no