The author of "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
Who is Mark Twain?
100
A young girl meets a hunter who is willing to pay $10 for the person who can give him the locale of his exotic prey. The girl knows where to find the prey, but decides to keep the animal's secret.
What is "A White Heron"?
100
The reason Ethan marries Zeena.
It is winter, and he is afraid to be alone again.
100
Fix the phrase: Ethan hates walking Mattie home from town because it is late and freezing cold winter.
Ethan loves walking Mattie home from town because they get to be close and have deep conversations.
200
Daring; boldness
What is audacity?
200
The author of "A Rose for Emily."
Who is William Faulkner?
200
In a mining camp, an Easterner hears tall tales about a man who loves to hustle people but ends up getting hustled in a bet.
What is "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
200
The reason Ethan's plan to get money from the Hales (near the end of the story) falls apart.
Mrs. Hale expresses genuine empathy for Ethan's rough life.
200
Fix the phrase: Zeena never suspects that Ethan is in love with Mattie, and trusts them to be alone.
Zeena is suspicious of Ethan because he shaves every day and does a lot of the housework.
300
To be quiet or unwilling to speak.
What is taciturn?
300
The author of "The Story of an Hour."
Who is Kate Chopin?
300
In the Old South, a woman from an affluent family refuses to let go of the "old ways." Her inability to change goes so far as to allow her to commit murder.
What is "A Rose for Emily"?
300
The number of years that have passed since the "smash-up."
Twenty-four years.
300
Fix the phrase: Ethan and Mattie share their first kiss on their one night alone after dinner.
Ethan and Mattie share their first kiss the night before Mattie is kicked out, just after Ethan tells her the news.
400
Obviously.
What is conspicuously?
400
The author of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat."
Who is Bret Harte?
400
A group of people deemed unfit for life in a community are exiled, snowed in a remote mountain cabin, and must fight for survival.
What is "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"?
400
The only time Ethan explicitly defies Zeena.
He insists on taking Mattie to the train himself.
400
Fix the phrase: Ethan is greatly upset when Mattie breaks Zeena's prized red pickle dish.
Mattie is greatly upset when the cat breaks Zeena's prized red pickle dish.
500
Criticism; mockery; ridicule.
What is derision?
500
The author of "Under the Lion's Paw."
Who is Hamlin Garland?
500
A Midwestern farmer toils on the land and after a year of hard work is double-crossed by the man who sold him the farm land.
What is "Under the Lion's Paw"?
500
What Ethan and the narrator have in common.
What is an interest in science and engineering?
500
Fix the phrase: It is Ethan's idea to commit suicide, but only if Mattie will sit in front of him.
It is Mattie's idea to commit suicide, but Ethan only agrees if Mattie will sit behind him on the sled.