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A person- or animal or thing presented as a person- appearing in a work of literature.
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Comparing two unlike things to make a point.
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a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
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An expression that has become trite, or unoriginal, from excessive use
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The point of greatest excitement or intensity in a story
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A problem or a struggle of some kind.
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In literature or film, the conversation of characters.
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The method of building in clues or hints about what is to come in a story
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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates pictures or images in the reader’s mind.
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A difference or contrast between appearance and reality
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The emotional quality in a piece of literature
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The person who tells a story
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The perspective from which a story is told.
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The presentation of an abstract quality, object, or idea as a person
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The sequence of related events or actions in a story
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The main character in a story
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The final part of a story that makes clear the outcome of the conflict
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A dramatic moment that reveals something important to a character
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The time, place, and circumstances that form the background of a story.
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A person, object, or event that has meaning in itself and also stands for something else
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The central idea or underlying meaning about human nature that is developed in a story.
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The appearance of reality in fiction
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| Sherman Alexie and his main character Junior were both born with what condition? |
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Hydrocephalus, or "Water on the Brain"
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| Who would Junior's parents have been if somebody had paid attention to their dreams? |
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His mother would have been a Spokane Falls Community College Teacher
His father would have been the fifth-best Jazz Sax player west of the Mississippi |
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| Why does Junior throw the geometry book at Mr. P? |
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| Because it had "This book belonds to Agnes Adams" inscribed inside of it. Agnes Adams is Junior's mother, which means the textbook is at least thirty years out of date. |
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| What did Junior's sister, Mary Runs Away, want to do with her life? |
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| What does Mr. P mean when he says "We were supposed to kill the Indian to save the child?" |
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| He means that, as a teacher, he was supposed to make kids give up being Indian, give up their songs and stories and language and dancing. He means he was supposed to kill Indian culture. |
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| Who is Junior's best friend on the Rez before he goes to Rearden? |
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why does everyone hate Junior for going to school in Reardan? |
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| Because Rearden is an all white school |
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| What is the name of the boy that Junior punched in the face? Why did he punch him in the face? |
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| Roger, because he told a really racist joke |
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| What is the name of Junior's first friend at Reardan? |
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| Why does Junior's sister run away, and where does she go? |
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| She marries an Indian poker player and moves to Montana because she was inspired by Junior to change her life. |
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| What does Junior dress up as for Halloween? |
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| What does Penelope want to do with her life and why? |
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| She wants to go to Stanford and study architecture because she wants to build something beautiful and to be remembered. |
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| Why did the dentist on the reservation only give Junior half of the Novocain that he should have? |
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| Because he believed that Indians only felt half as much pain as white people. |
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| What is Junior's real name? |
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| How many miles does Junior have to walk to get from Reardan to the Reservation? |
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| What does Penelope do when she finds out that Junior is poor? |
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