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ESL 2 Short Story Review

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  • How do the other children treat Margot?
    They bully her.
  • What genre is Names/Nombres?
    Autobiography
  • How many spirits visit Scrooge?
    3
  • How did Scrooge change at the end of the play?
    He became nicer and learned the meaning of Christmas
  • What are "characters"?
    The people in a story
  • When Julia asked her mom if she should correct people who say her name wrong, what did her mom tell her?
    Don't worry about it. It doesn't matter.
  • Which member of the Alvarez family was described as the "American Beauty"?
    Ana
  • What is the setting of a story?
    When and where a story takes place
  • Whose grave did Scrooge visit with the ghost of Christmas Future?
    His own
  • Who wrote this poem? I think the sun is like a flower, that blooms for just one hour.
    Margot
  • In a Christmas Carol, who visits Scrooge first?
    The ghost of Bob Marley
  • What does Julia Alvarez want to be when she grows up?
    A writer
  • What year does Names/Nombres take place?
    1960s
  • What did Julia get as a graduation gift?
    A typewriter
  • Why can't the other children remember the sun?
    They were only two years old the last time it came out.
  • What was Julia like in High school?
    She was popular and liked to write
  • True or False: Julia has a lot of nicknames in high school.
    True
  • How do you think the other children felt at the end of the story?
    They were embarrassed about what they did
  • What genre is All Summer in a Day?
    Science Fiction
  • What is a "genre"
    A type of story (fiction, nonfiction, etc)
  • True or False: Margot remembers the sun.
    True
  • What do the other children do when they go outside and see the sun?
    run and play
  • What day/days does a Christmas Carol take place?
    Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
  • What do the children do to Margot when the teacher is not in the room?
    They lock her in a closet.
  • What is the "plot"?
    What happens in a story.
  • In All Summer in a Day, how often does the sun come out?
    Once every 7 years
  • True or False: Scrooge gave money to the poor at the start of the play.
    False
  • Where was Julia born?
    The United States
  • Where does All Summer in a Day take place?
    Venus
  • How do the children react when it starts to rain again?
    They cry
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