AUTHORS
QUOTES
PLOT
CHARACTERS
LITERARY TECHNIQUES
100
"The Masque of the Red Death"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
100
"Blood was its Avitar and its seal-the redness and the horror of blood."
What is "The Masque of the Red Death?"
100
Mrs. Drover cannot remember this about her fiance.
What is his face?
100
The person who offers the bet in "The Bet."
Who is the banker?
100
A practical lesson about right and wrong
What is parable?
200
"Harrison Bergeron"
Who is Kurt Vonnegut?
200
"Both are equally immoral...for they both have the same object-to take away life"
What is "The Bet?"
200
Barry offers to shave his father for this reason.
What is comfort him?
200
The main character of "The Masque of the Red Death."
Who is Prince Prospero?
200
a writer who writes from an all-knowing point of view
What is omniscient author?
300
"The Demon Lover"
Who is Elizabeth Bowen?
300
“Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence”
What is "Harrison Bergeron?"
300
The letter written by the lawyer was probably directed towards this.
What is humanity in general?
300
The main character of "The Demon Lover."
Who is Mrs. Drover?
300
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
What is allusion?
400
"The Bet"
Who is Anton Chekhov?
400
“…the dying sunlight…stood there, illuminated in its golden warmth for a whole minute, knowing it would soon be gone.”
What is "Shaving?"
400
By reading "Harrison Bergeron" we can assume the author believes in this.
What is individual excellence?
400
The main character of "Shaving."
Who is Barry?
400
The use of specific details describing dialect, dress, customs, and scenery associated with a particular region
What is local color?
500
"Shaving"
Who is Leslie Norris?
500
“The young girl talking to the soldier in the garden had not ever completely seen his face.”
What is "The Demon Lover?"
500
The death of the party goers in "Masque" symbolizes this.
What is the inescapable nature of death?
500
The Handicapper General in "Harrison Bergeron."
Who is Diana Moon Glampers?
500
The audience knows something will happen, but the character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
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