What is a forest (in the eastern Carpathian Mountains in central Europe)
100
ethnicity of the author, Guy de Maupassant, and thus his characters, Madame and Monsieur Loisel
What is French
100
"Romance" at short notice was Vera Sappleton's specialty. What does "romance" mean, in this context?
What is story-telling
100
this strikes every hour, stopping the music and causing the masqueraders to become more and more distressed with each passing hour
What is the ebony clock
200
Since Dell has only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present, she decides to do this
sell her hair
200
In what position do Georg and Ulrich find themselves after "Nature's own violence overwhelmed them both"?
What is pinned beneath a fallen tree
200
"Instead of being delighted as her husband had hoped, she tossed the invitation on the table, and muttered, annoyed..."
What is Mme. Loisel's reaction to the invitation to the ball
200
What specific day does Vera tell her newly arrived guest, Frampton Sappleton, that he has ironically arrived on.
What is the anniversary of the day her uncle went missing
200
author of this short story
Who is Edgar Allen Poe
300
An example of this literary term include O. Henry's references to the Queen of Sheba and to King Solomon
What is Biblical Allusions
300
The Gradwitz & Znaeym family grudge stems from this
What is dispute over land ownership
300
Monsieur gives up this to make his wife happy
What is the four hundred francs he had saved to buy a hunting rifle
300
Frampton Nuttel is ordered by his doctor to rest in the country because he suffers from this disorder
What is anxiety, nerve sickness
300
Host of the masquerade who has a penchant for the bizarre
Who is Prince Prospero
400
Della's desire to buy Jim a gift and lack of money necessary to do so is what type of conflict?
What is internal conflict
400
vocabulary: people who meddle in other people's business; they are seldom welcome
What is interlopers
400
"The day of the party arrived. Madame Loisel was a great success. She was the prettiest woman there - resplendent". Define the vocabulary word resplendent.
What is shining brightly
400
What does Vera tell her aunt that has caused Nuttel to run from the house after seeing the three men return from hunting
What is that he is deathly afraid of dogs because of being chased by a Pariah in India
400
arrangement of the seven rooms, as they symbolize birth through death
What is east to west
500
literary term for "a logical assumption that you make based on details in a text."
an inference
500
Number of generations that feud has lasted
What is three
500
Madame Loisel's years of hard, rough work, and hopelessness cause her to lose her beauty and become old before her time. Describe the irony in the situation
What is the necklace that she was working so hard to pay for was actually a fake
500
Vera's name is ironic because veracity means
What is truthfulness
500
Literary term describing how Poe's story is symbolic of a larger meaning, that the prosperous cannot postpone or stop death