AFTERLIFE STUDY GUIDE 2014 Characters: who are they and are they static or dynamic? 1. Chuy 2. Yellow Shoes 3. Fausto 4. Rachel 5. Eddie 6. Richard 7. Crystal 8. Robert Montgomery Short answer questions 1. How and where did Chuy die? 2. How does Chuy first react to being a ghost? 3. How does Chuy try to take revenge on Yellow Shoes? 4. What is Yellows Shoes real name? Why is that so shocking?
5. Why does Chuy feel the need to say goodbye to his family and friends? 6. How did Chuy s attitude about dying changed? 7. How does everything change for Chuy after he meets Crystal? 8. Why did Crystal kill herself? 9. Why did Chuy want to protect Crystal s body? 10. Why did Chuy save the homeless man? 11. Why doesn t Robert Montgomery know what home is? 12. What does Robert do to the character, Yellow Shoes? 13. Why is Chuy s word the only thing he has left? 14. Where do Chuy and Crystal go at the end of the book? Pictures: What would these pictures represent from The Afterlife? Yellow shoes Bike Pills Gun Lighter Running shoes Ghost
Quotes: Who said these quotes and what do they mean? 1. My power is the coldness of death/ 68 2. Tia I can t do it / 73 3. She was whole / 76 4. My sorrow for myself and Crystal was as deep as any river/ 80 5. The things that go knock at night go unnoticed in the barrio/ 84 6. I always felt like a ghost anyway because people would look through me all of the time./ 118 Vocabulary: Write the definition for each of these vocabulary words Minute of Silence Rosary Methodically Brooded Giddy Squint Mayhem Bashful Battered Discreet Massacre Crave Unwittingly Dilapidated Churning Sin Verguenza Mimic Foe Ventured Corcoran Gawked Bellowed Coooed Lopped Off
Figurative Language 1. What is a simile? 2. What is Personification? 3. What is Hyperbole? 4. What is Allerteration? 5. What is a Metaphor? Label the following sentences with one of these choices: alliteration, personification, hyperbole, simile, or metaphor. Only label each statement with one answer. 1. The sky was as grey as an eraser. 2. The dirty, trashy bloody, floor screamed when Chuy died. 3. Did someone tie a rope around his waist and haul him there, swinging like a pendulum? 4. I was like a balloon in the wind. 5. The tree Robert Montgomery died on shed its leaves in sorrow. 6. The wild winds of winter. 7. The say autumn is the color of death. 8. The dude in front of the store was as heavy as a sack of potatoes. 9. They were as shine as a bald man s head. 10. My power is the coldness of death. 11. Crystal s pills were as fast as Mohammed Ali. 12. Crystal popped pills precisely. 13. Blood the color of pomegranate juice. 14. The sun rose pink as a scar. 15. The police cruiser screamed as it stormed down the road. 16. He plucked his teeth like a harp. 17. I rose like ghost. 18. The church was silently humming a song. 19. The frantic flooded floor freaked over Chuy s blood. 20. His nostrils were as big as nickels. 21. The wind was twice as cold as the South Pole.
22. Chuy s medals made his mom mad. 23. The dad had hands like roots pulled from the earth. 24. I flew from there on wind that was as sharp as a knife 25. They watched the sun dip blood red behind a feathery cloud. Essay: Be prepared to answer any of these questions in essay format. THINK VIVID VERBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The circle of violence is portrayed in The Afterlife. What contributes to the circle of violence? Give two examples of characters that are trapped in this vicious cycle. Predict if you think they will be able to break free from the violence. What key factors would play a role in breaking the cycle? How does Gary Soto portray the afterlife in his novel? Give three specific details from the book to support your answer. Is it close to what you think it will be like? Death is a theme in The Afterlife. How does Gary Soto portray that death actually means life? Please give three examples supporting this statement. Chuy is a dynamic character in the story The Afterlife. Explain how he transformed mentally and physical throughout the novel. Please give three examples from the story that support you answer. Choose five words that would represent the main ideas of the novel, The Afterlife. Use support from the book to show why you chose each word.