"The Necklace"
The surprise ending of "The Necklace"
What is that the diamond necklace they lost was fake
Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato because of this
What is for an insult
The names of the main characters of "The Landlady"
Who is Billy Weaver and the landlady
Della sells this to get money to buy her husband a gift
What is her hair
Write the TWO words that need an apostrophe in this sentence and correctly insert the apostrophes:
The childs toys were all over the floor; theyre going to get thrown out if he does not pick them up soon.
What is: child's they're
The main character's name in "The Necklace"
What is Mathilde Loisel
This happens to Fortunato in the end of "Cask of Amontillado"
What is he is trapped in the catacombs by being "walled up"
The male main character of "The Landlady" has these character traits
What is he is young, naive, and too trusting
Della buys her husband, Jim, this gift
What is a platinum watch chain
Complete the sentence:
The bag of apples ____ (is/are) spoiled.
What is: is
This describes the main female character of "The Necklace"
What is she is unappreciative and self-centered
The author of "Cask of Amontillado"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
The landlady's hobby
What is taxidermy
The surprise ending of "The Gift of the Magi"
What is Jim and Della find out their gifts are useless to the other person
Complete the sentence:
One of the children _____ (has/have) disappeared.
What is: has
How long the Loisels are in debt for
What is 10 years
This character trait led to Fortunato's downfall
What is his pride
The mood of "The Landlady"
What is suspenseful/eerie
What is the setting of "The Gift of the Magi" (time, holiday, and city)
What is Christmas time, around 1900, in New York City
You can fix a comma splice 3 ways; what are they?
Use a semicolon, use a period, use a comma plus a conjunction (like: ,and ,but ,or ,so)
The setting of "The Necklace"
What is 19th century Paris, France
At the end of the story, we learn that this is how long it's been since Fortunato was killed
What is 50 years ago ("half a century")
The theme of "The Landlady"
What is appearances can be deceiving/don't blindly trust anyone
The tone of "Gift of the Magi"
What is warm and sympathetic
Use a semicolon correctly in a sentence
Answers will vary. Example:
I love ice cream; chocolate is my favorite flavor.