Terabithia
Number the Stars
Poetry
Esperanza Rising
Social Studies
100

This character is a protagonist who feels unloved and often disrespected in his own family.

Jess



100

Who is caught running by the SS guards in Chapter one of the book?

Anne Marie, Ellen, and Kristi

100

How many syllables are in a haiku?

17

100

Name Esperanza's best friend.

Miguel

100

Name the chief crop of Mesopotamia.

Wheat

200

What event occurs at school whereby Jess becomes amazed by Leslie?

She is reading her composition on Scuba Diving

200

What is the name of Henrik's cat, as assigned by Kirsti?

Thor, God of Thunder

200

How many lines are in a sonnet?

14

200

What is the name of Esperanza's parents?

Ramona and Sixto

200

What famous Turkish ruler helped expand the territory of the Ottoman Empire?

Suleyman

300

What is the name of the dog given to Leslie?

Prince Terrien

300

What is the way in which both Papa and Mama end up fooling SS guards looking for Jews?

Mama - tricks the guards to not open the casket

Papa - uses a family photo with Lise, who had brown hair, to disguise Ellen as his daugther

300

Name five American poets.

Answers may vary.

300

What is the common chore that Esperanza cannot do because she never learned?

Sweep

300

Which famous leader used civil disobedience in South Africa and later in India?

M. Gandhi

400

The room Leslie and her dad are painting is gold.  Why does this project make Jess upset?

He is jealous of their close relationship, as his father and he do not share many close moments.

400

What is the name of Henrik's boat?

Ingeborg

400

What is the turn of a sonnet called?

Volta

400
Who is the girl that teases and sometimes angers Esperanza?

Marta

400

Which African empire was the first "Christian" empire in Africa?

Aksum

500

Name all of Jess' siblings in their birth order.

Ellie, Brenda, May Belle, and Joyce Ann

500

What is in the basket that Anne Marie must deliver to Henrik at the end of the book?

Bread, cheese, and a chemical to ruin dogs' sense of smell.

500

What is juxtaposition related to study of poems?

The combination of how one poem reads with or against another.

500

What is the reason why Miguel is hopeful about living in the United States?

More opportunity for the kind of work he seeks

500

How many years past Margaret Thatcher's attempted assignation attempt did the Prime Minister continue to work?

6