Plot and Events
THE WEIGHT OF THE BOOK
Symbols and Motifs
Brainrot
THE BOOK: RANDOM
100
Where does the book take place?
El Salvador
100
Who wrote the book?
Sandra Benitez
100
What object does Nicolás carry throughout the novel as a symbol of faith?
La Virgen Milagrosa
100
NAME ALL SIX PEOPLE IN THIS IMAGE
BRR BRR PATAPIM
CAPUCCINA BALLERINA
TUNG TUNG SAHUR
SKIBIDI TOILET
TRALALERO TRALALA
BOMBARDILO CROCADILLO
100
WHAT LITERARY DEVICE IS IT WHEN LA VIRGEN MILAGROSA STATUE TALKS TO NICOLÁS?
PERSONIFICATION
200
Where does Nicolás believe he will find his grandfather?
At the family's home/rancho
200
What was one major reason for the mass immigration of Salvadoran people to the United States in the 80s
The civil war
200
What does the river symbolize when Nicolás crosses it?
Rebirth, cleansing, transition
200
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF KAI CENAT'S MOST RECENT STREAM?
WHAT IS MAFIATHON 3
200
WHAT LITERARY DEVICE IS IT WHEN THE AUTHOR USES DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE TO CREATE A PICTURE IN THE READER'S MIND
WHAT IS IMAGERY?
300
What event at the beginning of the novel sparks Nicolás's journey?
The death of his mother
300
What was the cause of the civil war?
The lower classes were tired of the injustices committed by the government
300
What does the cave at the rancho represent?
Refuge, Salvation
300
JOHN PORK
300
NAME THE THREE OVERALL PURPOSES THAT AUTHOR'S WRITE FOR
TO ENTERTAIN, TO PERSUADE, TO INFORM
400
Whose funeral was Nicolás attending during the bombing?
Archbishop Romero
400
What is a personal narrative?
A story that depicts a certain time in a person's life
400
La Virgen Milagrosa represents faith and what else?
Protection, Mother
400
6 7
400
WHAT DOES SEE- I STAND FOR
STATE
ELABORATE
EXEMPLIFY
ILLUSTRATE
500
What historical event was seen at the end of the novel?
The sumpul river massacre
500
Who suffered the most during the war?
The civilians
500
What do guns represent in the novel?
War time, fighting, aggression
500
WHAT IS LEBRON JAMES'S MIDDLE NAME
RAYMONE
500
What is "The Weight of All Things"?
The weight of everything one has to deal with during a war