Sherlock
What color jacket was the dead woman wearing?
Pink
What is a plot twist?
An unexpected development in a book, movies and so on.
Who is the main character in "Guy walks into a bar"?
Jack Reacher
London
What does the language do in a crime fiction for the plot?
What is the name of Sherlocks new roommate?
John Watson
What is the plot twist in "Guy walks into a bar"?
The young boy was the victim and not the young girl
What is this a definition of "When a character changes his/her behaviour, thoughts or the like in the course of a story."
Flat character
What city does Darkly Dreaming Dexter take place in?
Miami
What is "A question that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer."
Rhetorical question
Who is the killer in the first episode of Sherlock?
The cabbie driver
What is the plot twist in "The no. 1 Ladies' detective Agency?
The man that lived with the girl was not her real dad.
What does Dexter form "Darkly dreaming Dexter" call the other side in him that wants to kill?
The dark passenger/The Need
Name two commonly featured characteristics of crime fiction settings?
Realism,locked room mysteries, Idyllic places, the big city, symbolic landscapes
What is a Simile?
An expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’, for example ‘as white as snow.
Which name did the woman write on the floor?
Rachel
How many kids did the priest kill?
7
Name 3 characteristics of a hardboiled loner?
Works alone, Between 35 and 45 years old, A tough guy , Lives on a diet consists of fried eggs, black coffee and cigarettes, Hangs out a shady all-night bars, A heavy drinker, Always carries a gun, Shoots criminals and takes a beating if it helps him solve the case, Heterosexual, Poor, Has an ambition to save America from bad elements all by himself
What is a marsh?
An area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
What literary device is used in the title of Darkly Dreaming Dexter?
Alliteration
Which position/job did Watson have in the army?
Army Doctor
What are the 3 stages of a traditional detective fiction?
1. stage: A murder
2. stage: An investigation
3. stage: An outcome (often the criminal’s arrest or death)
Name 2 characteristics of a loner?
is a unique individuali.e. is extremely intelligent
has a troubled life/life experience behind him/her
has a 6th sense or is highly intuitive
has a strong sense ofjustice and a drive to serve a higher purpose i.e. a greater good
What is the address of Sherlock?
221B Bakerstreet
What is "The repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or sentences."
Anaphora