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Rules Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| catherine | davids older sister |
| david | catherines autistic brother |
| ryan | catherines neighbor and kristis crush |
| jason | guy who cant talk and that catherine met at davids OT |
| melissa | catherines best friend who spent the summer with her dad |
| kristi | the girl who moves in next door to catherine |
| setting | the surroundings or environment of anything (O.T., the birthday party, the dance, the pond, kristis house) |
| foreshadow | to show or indicate before hand (catherine guessing what would happen at the dance) |
| character | a person esp. with refernce to behavior or personality (catherine, david, jason, kristi, ryan) |
| symbol | something used for representing something (the barbie in the fish tank represents how catherine hates when david puts toys in the fish tank) |
| conflict | a fight, battle, or struggle (catherine doesnt tell kristi and ryan the truth about jason) |
| flashback | catherine remembers all the things that she and melissa used to do |
| imagery | pictorial images ("I had imagined today warm, with seagulls winging across a blue sky, not overcast and damp") |
| irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the oppoiste of its literal meaning (you would think that kristi and catherine would end up being best friends at the end) |
| suspense | a state of mental indecision (when kristi and ryan found out the truth about jason) |
| theme | the topic; subject of discussion (friendship, acceptance, patients) |
| bureau | a chest of drawers, usually with mirror on top |
| indigo | deep violet |
| autism | a pervasive developmental disorder of children |
| linoleum | a hard washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns |
| distortion | an act or instance of distorting |
| chortling | chuckling gleefully |
| fluttering | waving, flapping, or tossing about |
| whorls | the turns or evolutions of a spiral shell |
| peril | something that causes or may cause injury, loss, or destruction |
| grimace | a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc. |