About the Author
About the Characters
About the Plot
Literary Terms
100
Where was the Author born?
What is a seaport in Tagannog.
100
What was the name of the Uncle that wanted to save Sasha?
What is Uncle Ivan
100
Narration is done in what?
What is 3rd person
100
What is a Dynamic Character?
A character that experiences a change or shift in attitude and behavior during the course of a literary work.
200
What did he go to school for?
What is Medical School.
200
What is Ivan Markovitch's most important, and ultimately most convincing, point in his defense of Sasha? Give page number and be able to quote the passage.
Ivan argues that they should spare Sasha to give peace to his dead mother. Page 934 at the bottom
200
Setting is when?
What is 19th Century
200
Who is the Protagonist?
Sasha
300
What did he die from?
What is Tuberculosis.
300
Who is the Antagonist in this story?
What is Ivan Markovitch
300
What is the type of conflict?
What is man vs. man
300
What is the major conflict in the story?
What is whether Sasha's relatives will report him for the crime he has committed
400
How did he earn money by writing?
Selling his short stories to newspapers
400
Sasha has one I.O.U. worth how much?
What is 1500 Rubles
400
What is one of the themes?
What is money doesnt grow on trees, people dont change
400
What is the difference between a static and dynamic character?
A static character stays that same while a dynamic character will change throughout a story.
500
Why did his family move to Moscow?
His father was in debt and he wanted to avoid prison.
500
Does Sasha's character change during the story? How do you know? Give specific page numbers.
No, he is still only interested in money at the end of the story. Page 935 he asks his uncle for money to go out.
500
What is the climax?
What is when Ivan pays the money that is owed to his nephew.
500
What is a Flat Character?
A character who does not change throughout the story. One denominational
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