Most Dangerous Game
The part of the story when we learn Rainsford and Whitney are hunters on their way to the Amazon is called the _____?
The exposition
Which is the least important element of Thank You Ma'am:
Plot, Point of View, Characterization, Setting
Setting- The story could have taken place anywhere and it still would be relevant and not alter the story.
The protagonist of the story is _____
Horse.
The story's setting takes place around what year?
1918 (mid/late 1910s)
The setting of The Sniper takes place where and when?
Dublin, early in the Irish Civil War (Early 1920's)
Both Snow and My Lucy Friend are told from this point of view.
First-Person
Who said this?
"Even so, I rather think they understand one thing- Fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death"
WHITNEY says this to Rainsford as they argue about hunting Jaguars.
The main external conflict of the story can be expressed as?
Individual vs Individual
We can tell that Roger is a static or dynamic character?
Dynamic
Round/Flat?
Static/Dynamic?
Round, Dynamic
What event foreshadows Doodle's death?
The Scarlet Ibis dying.
Which side of the Irish Civil War is the protagonist on?
Republican (IRA).
A character who stands between the main character and his goals; who is in conflict with the main character.
Antagonist.
The rising action begins (The complication) when this happens to Rainsford.
He falls off his yacht.
What point of view is this story told through?
Third person omniscient
The climax of the story comes when?
When Greasy Hand calls Horse "Son", and he responds "Mother"
The theme of the story can be described as _____?
What type of irony do we see at the end of The Sniper?
Situational Irony (We do not expect the enemy sniper to be his brother).
When a character undergoes significant changes by the end of the story.
Dynamic Character
The story is told from which perspective?
Third-person Limited
The setting of this story is presumably where and when?
Harlem, New York
Late 1950s
The name of the man that kidnapped Horse, the tribe he belongs to, AND the society that he belongs to (must have all three!)
Yellow Robe, Crow, Big Dogs
When the narrator says "At times, I was mean to Doodle," this is an example of _________ characterization?
Direct.
The character of The Sniper is most fully developed through his: (TWO ANSWERS REQUIRED)
Dialogue, actions, appearance, or thoughts?
Actions/Thoughts
When a character feels guilt or struggles with a difficult decision.
Internal Conflict.
The climax of the story occurs when
Rainsford confronts and kills Zaroff.
The climax of the story occurs when?
When Roger decides NOT to run out of Mrs. Jones' apartment
The main conflict of the story is between Horse and ____?
The crow culture (Individual vs Society)
Why is the scarlet ibis a symbol for Doodle?
The ibis strained itself until its body could no longer keep up and it had died. We see physical similarities as well.
The main theme of the story can be described as __________.
*Teachers discretion*
War is cruel. War makes people do things that they normally wouldn't do, mostly because it is their duty to protect what they believe in or their country.
When an author simply presents a character to the readers and allows them to decide how they feel about the characters.
Characterization- Indirect Characterization