Characters
What literary device is used at the beginning of the story?
What is a flashback.
This word means, "to speak or write in a manner expressive of derision or scorn?"
What is sneered.
Who is the author of "The Stolen Party," and where did she come from?
Who is Liliana Heker and what is Argentina
Who calls Rosaura "you with the Spanish eyes?"
Who is the magician.
This word means, "characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance"
What is pompously.
When Rosaura says, "I'll die if I don't go," it's an example of what type of figurative language?
What is hyperbole.
What does social class usually refer to?
What is a person's socioeconomic status.
This character does not want her daughter to do go the party because she is aware of the connotation her daughter will be looked upon as.
Who is the mother (Herminia).
The character in the story who wanted to know who Rosaura was.
What is the girl with the bow?
This word means, "rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained"
What is boisterous.
"Terribly pretty," is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an oxymoron.
What is socioeconomic status?
Socioeconomic status is determined by how a person's income, cultural attitudes, political opinions, or education level compare to other people's.
The dress Rosaura wore to the party was what?
What is her Christmas dress?
This word means, "to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber."
What is chattering.
What did giving out the birthday cake symbolize to Rosaura?
It represented power.
What does a class based understanding of society tend to distinguish people as belonging to?
What is either the lower, middle, or upper class as they relate to each other within a social hierarchy.
This person dropped the monkey out of fear.
What is the fat boy?
Rosaura is compared to another character in the story who's symbolic representation means "loyal, naive, playful, and intelligent."
Who is the monkey?
This word means, "in a way that is innate, unlearned, or not under conscious control?"
What is instinctively.
What does Luciana's birthday crown symbolize?
It represents wealth, importance and power. Luciana is powerful because she is rich and a part of the upper social class.
What war inspired Liliana Heker to edit left-wing literary journals?
What was the Argentine Dirty War.