Elements of a Story
The Elevator
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Landlady
The Monkey's Paw
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Potpourri!!
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The conclusion or solution to a story.
Resolution.
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What was the name of the main character in The Elevator?
Martin.
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Who is the author of this short story?
Edgar Allan Poe
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What is Billy's job?
A businessman.
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What power did the monkey's paw have?
To grant 3 wishes.
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What city does this story take place?
Cleveland
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Who won the 2024 Pep Rally Tug of War?
Class of 2028, Freshmen, WE HERE.
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This is the most exciting moment of a story, the part that gets the biggest reaction from the reader.
Climax
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Martin struggled with the fear of the elevator in his mind. This is called a ________ conflict.
Internal.
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Why did the main character feel like he had to attack the old man?
Because his eye was scaring him.
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What does Billy find out about the dog and the parrot?
They were taxidermied/stuffed
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What was the result of Mr. White's first wish?
He got 200 pounds, but lost his son Herbert.
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What did Kim plant in the garden?
Lima beans
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The Rizzler is from which U.S. state?
New Jersey
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The main character of the story is also called the...
Protagonist
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In The Elevator, Martin did this after trying to run away from the old lady in the elevator.
Broke his leg.
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Why did the police show up at the doorstep of the old man?
A neighbor heard a shriek in the night and called the police.
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What type of dog was curled up by the fire in the Landlady's home?
Dachshund/Weenie dog
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What did Mr. White wish for?
200 pounds
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Why did Leona want to grow goldenrod?
It reminded her of her grandmother.
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Which inland U.S. state has the longest shoreline?
Michigan
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This is when a writer “hooks” the reader by creating a sense of excitement, tension, dread, or fear about what will happen next.
Suspense.
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The story ends with the lady saying "Hello, Martin."...which is called a:
Cliffhanger.
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Where does the narrator hide the body of the old man?
Underneath the floorboards.
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The Landlady tells Billy that she only accepts applicants who are...
"Exactly right"
OR
"Young, handsome, tall"
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What did Sgt. Major Morris do to the monkey's paw when he came over the White's
He threw the paw into the fire
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What did Curtis grow to impress the girl he liked?
Tomatoes
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What is the tallest grass in the world?
Bamboo
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In a story, what do we call the person working against the protagonist? This is a conflicting character or force.
antagonist
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Who yelled at Martin and told him to "grow up"?
His dad.
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The narrator compares the old man's eye to the eye of a...
Vulture.
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What was the name of the original hotel Billy was trying to go to?
The Bell and Dragon.
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Who gives the monkey's paw to the Whites?
Sgt. Major Morris
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Sae Young planted these to remind her of home...
Peppers
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Temple Run, the mobile game where you are running away from savage monkeys after stealing their idol, came out in what year?
2011
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Identify the circled piece of the plot diagram.
Rising Action.
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What is the fear of being in tight, closed up spaces called?
Claustrophobia
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At the end of the story, the narrator starts to hear this in his head, but thinks everyone else can hear it too.
A heartbeat
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How many other people have stayed at the bed and breakfast besides Billy?
2
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What country did the monkey's paw come from?
India
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What did Nora and Mr. Myles plant in the garden?
Flowers
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What is the only continent with no active volcanoes?
Australia