Literary Elements
What literary term describes the central struggle or problem a character must face?
What is conflict?
What does Richard Morrison want to do at the beginning of the story?
What is stop smoking?
Who is the man mistaken for being dead?
Who is Howard Cottrell?
Who is Richard Pine?
Who is a former surgeon?
Which story is set mainly in a medical environment?
What is Autopsy RoomFour?
What term describes the main idea or message a story communicates?
What is theme?
Who introduces Morrison to Quitters, Inc.?
Who is Jim McCann?
Where does Howard become aware of what is happening?
What is an autopsy room?
Where is Richard stranded?
What is on a small island?
Which story features a young man who believes he is going to meet Norma?
What is The Man Who Loved Flowers?
What literary term describes a story told using “I”?
What is first-person point of view?
What does Donatti explain that the company uses to make clients quit smoking?
What are threats and punishment?
What makes Howard’s situation especially frightening?
What is that he can understand what is happening but cannot move or speak?
What format does Richard use to tell his story?
What are diary entries?
Which two stories most clearly involve addiction or a powerful personal habit?
What are Quitters, Inc. and Survivor Type?
What term describes a moment when events differ from what a reader or character expects?
What is situational irony?
Why does Morrison try so hard not to smoke?
What is that he fears the company’s punishment and cares about protecting his family?
What type of irony occurs because Howard is alive while others believe he is dead?
What is dramatic irony?
Why is the diary format important to the story?
What is that it lets readers follow Richard’s thoughts as his condition worsens?
What do all four stories have in common?
What is that they show people facing frightening or extreme situations?
What kind of horror builds fear through a character’s thoughts, feelings, or mental state?
What is psychological horror?
What theme is suggested by the company’s methods and Morrison’s response?
What is that fear and control can be used to change people’s behavior?
What question creates the story’s central suspense?
What is whether Howard will move before the doctors begin the autopsy?
What theme is developed as Richard becomes increasingly desperate to survive?
What is that survival can push people to extreme actions?
How are the main characters broadly alike across the four stories?
What is that they face difficult situations that test their ability to think, act, or survive?