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Reading midterm question and answers

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What are the five elements of plot?   rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, and falling action  
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The problem of the story is introduced in this step: Which one is it?   rising action  
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When is the setting of the story introduced?   exposition  
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Which type of characterization is revealed through the dialogue of the character?   indirect characterization  
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What part of the story does Lemon Brown reveal his treasure to Greg?   falling action  
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What is the setting of the Bear Boy?   Long ago, in a Pueblo Village  
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What happens in the rising action of the Bear Boy?   Kuo-Haya finds the cubs  
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Who is the author of Rikki-Tikki Tavi?   Rudyard Kipling  
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What is the exposition of he short story, Rikki-Tikki Tavi?   House is a bungalow, in India late 1800's  
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What is the exposition of the story Ribbons?   Grandmother moving from Hong Kong  
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What are some specific examples in the book, Ribbons, that give glimpses of the character and characteristics?   Talks about her feet, and not very affectionate  
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When Grandmother arrives, why does Stacy think she can start ballet again? What does her father tell her?   She thinks that since her Grandmother is here she that she can start ballet again Her dad said soon very soon  
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Why would history not allow sameness? Why would the community take the memory of history away from the citizens?   They don't want them to know about past things and they don't want them to feel pain  
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What was the shocking about Jonas' father releasing the twin?   The shocking thing is that Jonas' father killed the baby and he lied to Jonas also he showed no emotion while releasing the baby  
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What was Lemon Brown's treasure?   a harmonica and some newspapers  
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What part of the story does Lemon Brown reveal his treasure to Greg?   falling action  
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Who is the main character on "The Treasures of Lemon Brown"?   Greg  
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Why does Lemon Brown give the treasure to his son?   he wants his son t feel proud of him  
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What happened to Lemon Brown's son?   he was killed at war  
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Why does Greg enter the building where Lemon Brown is staying?   he knows his father will lecture him when he gets home  
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What conflict do Greg and Lemon Brown share?   they must face a group of thugs  
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Lemon Brown tells Greg he was heart broken when   his son was killed at war  
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In "The Bear Boy", why doesn't Kuo-Haya's father spend time with his son?   he is still sad over the death of his wife  
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Vocabulary is the next slides:   look at next card  
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What does torturous mean?   characterized by torture  
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What does placidly mean?   calmly;peacefully  
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What does stench mean?   strong, foul odor  
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What does wry mean?   produced by a lopsidedness of the facial features; twisted  
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What does billow mean?   swell out  
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What does pervade mean?   spread or be present throughout  
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What does ecstatic mean?   overwhelmed with joy;enraptured  
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What does daub mean?   smear  
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What does obsolete mean?   no longer in use old fashioned  
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What does wisp mean?   fleeting trace  
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What does assuage mean?   torment;agony  
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What does ominous mean?   menacing;threatening  
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What does carnage mean?   great slaughter;massacre  
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What does luxuriating mean?   indulging in pleasure  
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What does grotesquely mean?   in a distorted or bizarre manner  
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What does skitter mean?   move rapidly over surface  
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