Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie Ch. 4-8

Who is the author of "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie?

• Steven King
• John Greene
• J.D. Salinger
• Jordan Sonnenblick

Who said it?
"Do I look funny? What if the new doctor thinks I look stupid?"

• Annette
• Steven
• Biff
• Jeffrey

The narrator's first person point of view reveals his feelings towards Renee by

• the questions that his mother asks about her
• the funny comments that Jeffrey makes
• the conversations that his friends have about her
• the thoughts he has whenever he sees her

"Being a skinny geek"  "I look like a dork-master in every shirt I own."  What does this reveal about Steven?

• He has very low self-esteem
• He was nervous about impressing Annette Watson.
• He's embarrassed about his appearance and wishes to be muscular and toned.
• He knows he won't be homecoming king.

literary term:
the leading character in a story who's involved in the central conflict

• hero
• protagonist
• antagonist
• good looking guy/girl

literary term:
events that occur in a story that build up to the climax

• falling action
• rising action
• problems
• arguments

literary term:
the point of view where the narrator is telling his or her own story; uses words such as I, me, we, our, etc.

• 3rd Person
• 2nd Person
• 1st Person
• 4th person

On p. 99, the author uses similes such as "..our ride to the hospital was like the Indy 500" and "The doctor in charge was barking orders like a Marine drill sergeant."  What effect do these similes have for the reader?

• They impart to the reader the crazed state Steven’s mom was in.
• They illustrate how Jeffrey's fever caused people to act with speed and urgency.
• They show what it's like to be a drill sergeant.
• They paint a picture of what it was like to be at Steven’s first dance.

How does the hospital setting in "Fever" influence Steven? (pp. 98-113)

• It shocked Steven to see what Jeffrey went through and made him realize how scary the situation is.
• It doesn't.
• The sterile setting made Steven feel bad about having germs around Jeffrey.
• The numerous doctors made Steven feel stupid about Jeffrey's condition.

literary term:
central message of a story; usually expressed as a complete sentence; about life or human nature

• plot
• theme
• mood
• character