Past Perfect Tense
Conjugate the verbs correctly.
Before she ______________ (to eat- simple past) her lunch, she _______________ (to call- past perfect) her friend.
Before she ate her lunch, she had called her friend.
Name two US states that start with the letter "A."
Arizona, Arkansas, Alabama
This is the author of the short story "The Lottery."
Shirley Jackson
He _______________ (study- past perfect) French for five years before he _____________ (move- simple past) to France.
He had studied French for five years before he moved to France.
This is the word used to describe the moment of greatest tension in a story, novel, or film.
the climax
How many years in total can a US President serve?
Eight (8)
In the story "The Lottery," who first selects a slip of paper?
(A.) the youngest child in the household
(B.) the head of household
(C.) the oldest woman in the household
B. the head of household
She ___________ (do- past perfect) her homework before she _____________ (leave- simple past) for school.
She had done her homework before she left for school.
This is the perspective from which a story, film, or novel is recounted or told.
point of view
How many time zones exist in the United States?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 2
D. 7
B. 5
This is the profession of Mme Loisel's husband in "The Necklace."
a clerk
Put the indicated verb into both the simple past and the past perfect.
She ____________ (to forget- simple past).
She ____________ (to forget- past perfect).
She forgot.
She had forgotten.
This is a person or force that works against the main character or hero of a film, story, or novel. It is sometimes referred to as the villain.
antagonist
Name two states that border Indiana.
Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky
What was the currency (money) used in the short story "The Necklace"?
the franc
Define each of the following story elements:
A. resolution
B. setting
A. resolution- the solution or end of a conflict in a story, film, or novel
B. setting- the time, place, location of a story, film, or novel
The city of Carmel is in what Indiana county?
A. Marion
B. Hamilton
C. St. Joseph
D. Warrick
B. Hamilton
In what month did the story "The Necklace" take place?
A. August
B. January
C. July
D. June
D. June