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15 20 25 510 Psychological Warfare Love the smell of fear in the morning Scream a little louder Whos Next? And now for something completely different 5 5 5 5 10 15 20 25 20 Team One Team Two Team Three Team Four Team Five Team Six

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Question for 5 Points Why has Amy been forced to take up psychological warfare? Show Answer

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Her gifts of extensive vocabulary and voice impersonation sometimes prove inadequate. Back to Board

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Question for 10 Points What causes Amy to step back in horror? Show Answer

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Answer for 10 Points The look of the hooded faces. Back to Board

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Question for 15 Points What two literary devices does Amy use to make her trick more believable? Show Answer

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Similes and metaphors Back to Board

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Question for 20 Points What causes the suspense in the story Gore by Sarah Ellis? Show Answer

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The reader is not aware that Amy is creating what is being described. Back to Board

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Amy demonstrates a change of heart about her brother during the story. How does this new view differ from her original description? Show Answer

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Amy previously wondered how her and Lucas were even related when they were so different. She then refers to him as her dear twin and her boon companion. Back to Board

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Question for 5 Points What were Pete and Quilla arguing about when Trisha wandered off? Show Answer

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Petes inability to make friends at school. Back to Board

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Question for 10 Points Trisha felt almost all right for the first time since that nasty minnow had started swimming around in her midsection. What is the image of the minnow describing? Show Answer

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Her discomfort/fear of being lost in the woods. Back to Board

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Question for 15 Points Why did Trisha cry after the Red Sox won the game that she believed would decide her own fate? Show Answer

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She was crying out of relief. Back to Board

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Question for 20 Points How does the tough tootsie cause problems for Trisha? Show Answer

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Tough Tootsie is discouraging. Back to Board

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Question for 25 Points Trisha finds numerous ways to comfort herself while she is lost in the woods, provide at least two ways that Trisha does this. Show Answer

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Remembering friends and family. Singing songs that made her happy. Using her imagination to explain unknown sounds. Back to Board

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Question for 5 Points Why is it important for Trisha to stay motivated in the woods? Show Answer

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It gives her the determination to stay alive. Back to Board

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Question for 10 Points Why is the special thing scary to Trisha before there has been any indication if it actually exists? Show Answer

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It is a fear of the unknown. Trisha is told it is there, but it cannot see it. Back to Board

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Question for 15 Points Name the two people who play very important roles in saving Trisha before she is reunited with her family. Show Answer

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Tom Gordon and Travis Herrick. Back to Board

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Question for 20 Points Who are the three gods Trisha encounters in the woods? Show Answer

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The Subaudible, The God of Tom Gordon and The God of the Lost. Back to Board

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Question for 25 Points How is suspense developed when the batteries in Trishas walkman died? Show Answer

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The batteries dying could indicate that Trisha is dying. Back to Board

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Question for 5 Points Who was blamed for Trishas disappearance by an anonymous caller? Show Answer

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Francis Raymond Mazzerole Back to Board

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Question for 10 Points What quality does Trisha possess that helps her make rational decisions? Show Answer

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Intelligence Back to Board

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Question for 15 Points Other than Amy and Lucas, who are the other characters mentioned in Gore? Show Answer

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The Hooded Faces and Amy and Lucass parents Back to Board

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Question for 20 Points What type of conflict is created with Trisha being lost in the woods? Show Answer

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Back to Board Man vs. Nature

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Question for 25 Points Trisha is concerned that her legs will give out on her to which she says if they do Ill crawl, this is an indication of what? Show Answer

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Her determination to live Back to Board

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Question for 5 Points What literary device is used by Stephen King with Trishas walkman? Show Answer

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Symbolism Back to Board

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Question for 10 Points In the story Gore, Amy asks herself the chocolate cheesecake or the Uzi? what is she trying to decide on? Show Answer

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Her plan of attack on Lucas. Chocolate cheesecake = false bribery Uzi = Telling on Lucas for something he has done before Back to Board

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Question for 15 Points Trisha often sings the jingle of a windshield repair shop to herself. This is an example of which literary device? Show Answer

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Motif Back to Board

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Question for 20 Points Why did Stephen King include a snake in his novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon? Show Answer

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Snakes are something many people are afraid of. Back to Board

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Question for 25 Points There are numerous allusions in The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, name at least four of them. Show Answer

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M.A.S.H, Tarzan, Uncle Scrooge, Little Black Sambo, Little House on the Prairie, The Hobbit Back to Board

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What do you have for homework? Show Answer

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Study for your exam tomorrow! Review Gore and use the timeline to remember parts of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Back to Board

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