When a story begins at teh beginning and moves in the actual order that things happen, this sequence is called...
chronological order
100
In "The Colomber," this was the name of the main character.
Stefano
100
The types of themes that apply to people everywhere, regardless of time or place, are called...
examples: love, loss, betrayal
universal
100
In "The Storyteller," Bertha had medals for this.
being good
100
Nouns are defined as these 4 things:
person, place, thing, or idea
200
This is the last part of the plot, sometimes called the "denouement."
Resolution
200
In "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," the only other character besides Tom is this person.
his wife (Clare)
200
This occurs when the reader knows something way before the characters do.
dramatic irony
200
The narrator had to make this difficult choice in "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant."
choose between his dream girl and a big fish
200
An adjective can only describe these two parts of speech.
nouns and pronouns
300
Writers use this technique to give hints at something that will happen later.
foreshadowing
300
In "Everyday Use," Maggie was scarred when this happened.
Her house burned.
300
Give an example of situational irony from "Lamb to the Slaughter."
the cops ate the evidence
300
Is "And of Clay Are We Created" considered fiction or non-fiction? Why?
fiction - because, even though it is based on fact, it is not entirely true
300
How many nouns are in this sentence?
The fruit fly flitted around the room and landed on the orange-scented candle.
three (fly, room, candle)
400
This literary device interrupts the present action to show events that happened at an earlier time.
flashback
400
In "Two Kinds," Old Chong (the piano teacher) had this physical handicap.
He was deaf.
400
Give an example of situational irony from "The Possibility of Evil."
Miss Strangeworth was "undone" by her own method of writing anonymous letters
400
This was Leonard Mead's profession in "The Pedestrian."
writer
400
How many adjectives are in this sentence?
The soft, warm breeze blew gently across the fragrant meadow.
three (soft, warm, fragrant)
500
The setting is generally revealed at this point in a story.
exposition (introduction)
500
This is how Beck Weathers was saved from a frozen death on Mount Everest .
He walked to camp. (He saved himself.)
500
This word means being open to two or more interpretations.
(Hint: The word begins with "A")
ambiguity
500
Give an example of internal AND external conflicts from "The Cold Equations."
internal - Barton must choose life or death for Marilyn
external - The EDS cannot hold extra weight (Barton can't change that)
500
Identify all of the adjectives in this sentence.
In the middle of a quiet afternoon, I heard a loud, screaming siren that hurt my tender ears and gave me a tremendous, raging headache.
six (quiet, loud, screaming, tender, tremendous, raging)