Narrators and Narrative Technique
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Murder Most Foul
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100
Who is the narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories?
Dr. James Watson
100
What word means the general character or attitude of a piece of writing.
Tone
100
The sun had _________ Tom. The muscles of his legs trembled on the level stretches.
Enervated
100
Who killed Freddie Miles?
Tom Ripley
100
What word means easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive?
docile
200
Who is the narrator of the Auguste Dupin stories?
An unnamed friend and roommate of Dupin's.
200
What word means person’s bearing, manner, or appearance, especially as it reveals personality or mood.
Mien
200
Tom had been shocked at the ________ of the place, shocked that he knew anybody who lived like that.
Sordidness
200
Who killed Casper Gutman?
Wilmer Cook
200
What word means important, prominent, or noticeable?
salient
300
Only one of the texts we read this term is narrated in the first person by the detective. Name the title and the author of that text.
"Crimson Stain," by Walter Mosley
300
What is the difference between "sardonic" and "sarcastic"?
Sardonic is more extreme and negative than sarcastic, and one can be sarcastic without being sardonic, and vice-versa.
300
He spoke in the manner of one dealing with a ________, though not altogether unreasonable, friend
Recalcitrant
300
Who killed Madame and Mademoiselle L'Espanaye?
An ourang-outan
300
What are the names of the three primary female characters in The Maltese Falcon?
Effie Perrine, Brigid O'Shaugnessy, and Iva Archer
400
Which sentence constitutes Free Indirect Discourse? Neither said anything for a minute. Mr. Greenleaf’s eyes were fixed on him with a pathetic, hungry expression. What on earth could he say? Tom was sorry he had accepted the drink. “How old is Dickie now, by the way?” he asked.
"What on earth could he say?"
400
What is the difference between "indelible" and "inscrutable"?
Indelible means impossible to erase or forget; inscrutable means something is impossible to understand in the first place.
400
Spade _______ his sixth step.
Essayed
400
Who killed Miles Archer?
Brigid O'Shaugnessy
400
Explain the differences between the endings of Arthur Conan Doyle's "Scandal in Bohemia" and the BBC TV version, "Scandal in Belgravia."
In "Bohemia," Irene Adler outsmarts Sherlock Holmes, but in "Belgravia," Holmes is the victor. Also, in "Belgravia," Irene falls in love with Sherlock, whereas in the original he means nothing to her and he's the one who seems to be more attached to her.
500
What is the difference between focalization and free indirect discourse?
Free indirect discourse is a KIND of focalization. Focalization happens when the narrator moves from an external (descriptive) perspective to an internal one (belonging to one of the characters); FID is a kind of focalization wherein the narrator slips in and out of a character's consciousness. In FID, the narrator's voice and the character's voice become blurred.
500
What is the difference between "recalcitrant" and "truculent"?
While both terms have something to do with conflict, truculent just means eager to fight with anyone, and recalcitrant is more specific because it involves being resistant to authority.
500
He maintained his cheerful _________ in the face of atrociously bad weather.
Equanimity
500
Who killed Etheline Teaman?
Cecilia Boughman
500
What is the name of the Italian town where Tom and Dickie rent a boat, and off the cost of which Tom murders Dickie?
San Remo
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