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Prior to being paroled, Tom Joad was in prison for this long

4 years

100

When comparing two things using "like" or "as", writers are using this

simile

100

This state is directly north of California

Oregon

100

I just took my sweater off. It was this color.

Blue

100
"The Laundromat", a local spot to get great bagels and pizza, is located on this Richmond District Street

Balboa

200

This character takes the fall for Al Joad after an altercation at the Hooverville

Casy

200

If an inanimate object is given human-like qualities, this device is being employed

personification

200

The Rio Grande is a major U.S river running largely through this southwest state

New Mexico

200

The SF Giants lost their opening day game against this San Diego team

The Padres

200

Named after a 1960s civil rights leader, this street also runs west-to-east across all of Golden Gate Park

MLK

300

Due to complications, Rose of Sharon's baby passes away before being delivered - known as this

Stillbirth

300

This device refers to the repeated use of a sound at the beginning of words (e.g, Fancy Foxes Fighting Fireworks)

Alliteration

300

The Joads and others migrated to California in search of work in the 1930s. In the 1850s another group of migrants came in search of this resource

Gold

300

this was the name I chose for our class playlist

K3rrd Period

300

If you're passing by the DeYoung Museum or the outdoor RollerRink, you're likely on this street, named for a 1960s president.

JFK

400

This derogatory term was used in reference to people migrating from the midwest

"Okie" 

400
"I swear to god the fish I caught was bigger than the Empire State" is an example of this device

Hyperbole

400

In the "Climate Change" article, Jerlin's family is forced to move to the United States from this Central American country.

Guatemala

400

In the Addam's Family, this character is covered in hair and wears a bowler hat.

Cousin Itt

400

We didn't attend school this Monday due to a celebration of this labor rights leader, who has a street in the Mission district named after them.

Cesar Chavez

500

As a last act of maternal instinct and humility, Rose of Sharon does this for a young boy's starving father

breastfeeds him

500

If somebody dies, but you say that "they are no longer with us", rather than describe it literally, you are using one of these

a Euphemism

500

This district in San Francisco is known as the "Harlem of the West"

Fillmore

500

my cat, Bucket, was just weighed at the vet - he came in at _____Lbs

17Lbs

500

A bakery serving European Pastries alongside 6th Ave in the Richmond district is named after this Disney Princess

Cinderella