Vocabulary
Characterization
Figurative Language
Summer of Mariposas
Loose Cannon
100

A dead body

what is a cadaver

100

A character that changes over time is called

dynamic

100

Sweet like a honey bun, spit like a Tommy gun

What is a simile

100

What point of view is the book, "Summer of Mariposas" written in?

What is first person POV

100

Which 8th grade teacher has worked at the school the longest?

Who is Mr. Bradbury

200

A difficult or embarrassing situation

what is a predicament

200

A character that stays the same is

what is static

200

Say you want me out of your life
And I’m just a dead man walking tonight

What is a metaphor

200

Who is the protagonist in the book, "Summer of Mariposas"?

Who is Odilla

200

there are __________ school days each year

What is 180

300

The opposite of crowded

what is secluded

300

A character that is life like with many character traits is 

what is round

300

No sun will shine in my day today
The high yellow moon won’t come out to play

What is personification

300

"The hairs on the back of my neck stood up" is an example of

what is foreshadowing

300

This 8th grade teacher has a dog named Yoshi

Who is Ms. Sully

400

a genre of fiction where magical elements are introduced into an otherwise realistic world. 

Magical Realism

400

A character that is a stereotype or only has one or two traits

What is flat

400

A police station gets robbed

What is irony

400

A character trait that applies to Juanita would be:

opinionated, determined, persistent...

400

The acceptable thing to eat for dinner on a Tuesday is clearly

what is a taco

500

to be determined

resolute

500

The main character of a story is called

What is the protagonist

500

Be careful, it is a jungle out there. 

What is hyperbole

500
What character traits would this quote support:


"I pushed the monster away, throwing myself in front of Pita" (McCall, 78). 

brave, caring...

500

The best high school in Baltimore City is...

The one that is the best fit for YOU