Themes
“Who we are,” he said, underlining each word as he said it. “Who we are! Us! Right? What kind of people are we? What kind of person are you? Isn’t that the most important thing of all? Isn’t that the kind of question we should be asking ourselves all the time? What kind of person am I?”
Identity
Something you avoid because you dislike it so much
Aversion
This literary device compares two things without using any special words or phrases to do so.
Metaphor
Who has narrated Wonder so far?
Auggie/August
Via
Give an example of a proper noun.
Answer's will vary.
“Like, for instance, one time in the playground some older kids made some noises. I don’t even know what the noises were exactly because I didn’t hear them myself, but Via heard and she just started yelling at the kids. That’s the way she is.”
OR
Bullying/Status
Something that does not fit into a normal pattern
Anomaly
This literary device uses the words 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.
Simile
The type of POV in which the story is told through the eyes of the character who is telling the story.
First person
Give an example of a common noun.
Answer's will vary.
“I’ve gotten used to figuring things out on my own: how to put toys together, how to organize my life so I don’t miss friends’ birthday parties, how to stay on top of my schoolwork so I never fall behind in class. I’ve never asked for help with my homework.”
Independence/Growing Up
A word used to describe a gene that is abnormal or irregular
"Mom was standing outside of Auggie's room, like an apparition at the door." - What type of literary device is this?
Simile
Which POV is the story told if the narrator is not one of the characters in the story and they just explain what is seen in the story?
Third person
Is 'August' a common or proper noun?
Proper noun
“What he was most concerned about was getting to the lab sink to wash his hands as fast as possible. That’s when I knew for sure there was this thing about touching me at Beecher Prep.”
Bullying/Status
OR
The Difficulty of Kindness
Name a synonym for "delay"
Late
Overdue
Behind
Put off
Avoid
"She is a saint for looking out for him all the time." - What type of literary device is this?
Metaphor
Which POV does the narrator speech directly to the reader?
Second person
Is 'school' a common or proper noun?
Common noun
“Tushman asked me to hang out with him at the beginning of the year, and he must have told all the teachers to put us next to each other in all our classes, or something. I mean, the thing is: he always follows me around. What am I suppose to do?”
Name an antonym for "ordinary"
Unique
Extraordinary
Different
What type of literary device gives human-like characteristics to something nonhuman?
Personification
Which point of view is Wonder told from?
First person
"I looked at Auggie's face." Why does Auggie's need an apostrophe in it?
It is a possessive noun. Auggie owns the face.