Authors and Works
Edgar Allan Poe
Who wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The kindness of strangers
What is a theme for "Thank You, Ma'am"?
The events that occur in the story
What is the plot?
This character is a hunter who has happily discovered the most dangerous game
Who is General Zaroff?
This is a horror story that includes and unreliable narrator
What is "The Tell Tale Heart"?
Ernest Hemingway
Who wrote "A Day's Wait"?
Appreciation for past love and sacrifice
What is a theme for "Sweet Potato Pie"?
Where the story takes place
What is setting?
This character is independent and self-aware. She is also blind.
Who is Alice?
This story uses suspense and foreshadowing through dialogue and exposition.
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Langston Hughes
Who wrote "Thank You, Ma'am"?
You cannot ever fully justify insanity
What is a theme for "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Learning about a character through descriptions, actions, dialogue, or mannerisms
What is characterization?
This character is courageous and does not want to feel like a burden or a duty.
Who is the boy from "A Day's Wait"?
This story is memoir-style fiction (one element of it and which story uses it)
What is an older version of a character looking back at a specific time in his life? "Sweet Potato Pie" uses this technique
Heywood Broun
Who wrote "The Fifty-First Dragon"?
Seeking your personal enjoyment while not caring about another being's pain
What is a theme for "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A topic, subject, or universal message from the story
What is the theme?
This character is grateful for the love and support his family gives him.
Who is Buddy from "Sweet Potato Pie?"
This short story uses vivid character descriptions actions to tell us about the main "players"
What is "Thank You Ma'am"?
Rumer Godden
Who wrote "You Need to Go Upstairs"?
The consequences for manipulating another person
What is a theme for "The Fifty-First Dragon"?
The perspective from which the story is told (include all 3)
Point of View: 1st person =I, We
2nd person = You
3rd person = He, she, they
This character is kind, but has a physical deformity that upsets another character.
Who is the old man from "The Tell Tale Heart"?
This short story uses 2nd person to immerse us and make it feel as if we are doing exactly what the character is doing.
What is "You Need to Go Upstairs"?