Characters 1
The selfless wife in The Gift of the Magi
Who is Della?
A literary device is used when the outcome is the opposite of what's expected
What is irony?
What is the main theme in The Gift of the Magi?
What is love and sacrifice?
What ironic twist ends The Necklace?
The necklace was fake.
“Carry your own skis or sit in the lodge all day.” What does this quote teach?
What is personal responsibility?
The angry Capulet killed by Romeo
Who is Tybalt?
In The Gift of the Magi, these symbolize personal sacrifice.
What are Della’s hair and Jim’s watch?
What theme does The Necklace explore about appearance and truth?
What is appearance vs. reality?
In The Gift of the Magi, why are the gifts useless?
Because each sold what the other's gift was meant for.
“Wolves.” What does this final word imply in The Interlopers?
What is that nature wins, not man?
The woman who borrows a necklace and loses it in The Necklace
Who is Mathilde Loisel?
In Walter Mitty, what do the daydreams symbolize
What are Walter’s desires for power and control?
What theme in The Cask of Amontillado drives the narrator’s actions?
What is revenge?
What ironic surprise ends The Interlopers?
The rescuers are wolves.
“I drink to your long life.” Why is this line ironic?
Because Montresor is about to kill Fortunato.
The cunning narrator who buries his victim alive in The Cask of Amontillado
Who is Montressor?
What literary element builds suspense by hinting at events to come?
What is foreshadowing?
What theme is central to The Most Dangerous Game regarding morality?
What is the hunter vs. the hunted?
In The Most Dangerous Game, what twist occurs at the end?
Rainsford kills Zaroff and sleeps in his bed.
x“He had never slept in a better bed.” What does this suggest about Rainsford?
He won the fight / he may have become like Zaroff.
The antagonist in The Most Dangerous Game
Who is General Zaroff?
In The Interlopers, what do the wolves symbolize?
What is nature’s indifference/power over man?
What theme in Rules of the Game relates to generational expectations?
What is cultural identity and assimilation?
What is ironic about Fortunato's costume in The Cask of Amontillado?
He is dressed as a fool, foreshadowing his fate.
“Let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest.” Who are “these two”?
Who are Jim and Della?