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historical fiction a story that is made up but is about a historical event; may contain references to real people cause and effect where one event brings about the other short story a brief piece of writing that can be read in one sitting; no chapters setting the time and place of the action Who is the author of the short story "A Crown of Wild Olives?" Rosemary Sutcliff Where does this story mainly take place? Greece, but specifically Olympia Who is the protagonist of the story? Amyntas What city is Amyntas from? Athens What city is Leon from? Sparta Who does Amyntas meet in his first morning in Olympia? Leon Who prepares the stadium and how? the athletes prepare the stadium by pulling out the grass and the weeds and spreading it with fresh sand How can you tell that the boys are becoming friends in the beginning of the story? Amyntas and Leon were starting to do things together What is Leon's reason for disliking the fairgrounds? it is crowded and noisy Where do Leon and Amyntas go during their midday break? to a dried up river What happened to Leon that could prevent him from entering the Double Stade? he gets a cut on his foot Why does Amyntas tear up his own tunic to make a bandage for Leon's foot? Spartan boys were allowed only one tunic at a time Where are Amyntas and Leon most likely to see each other next? at the next Olympic Games or in a battle against each other When Amyntas is leaving Athens who is he waving to? his father this is a short story, include the vocabulary for the story