Characters
Who is the protagonist in Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet.
What causes the death of Romeo and Juliet?
The combination of fate, miscommunication, and impulsive decisions, including Romeo’s suicide and Juliet’s following death.
What is the central theme of Romeo and Juliet?
The destructive nature of feuds and the power of love.
What does Andy’s jacket symbolize in On the Sidewalk Bleeding?
His gang affiliation and the label that defines him in society.
“True! - Nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am."
The narrator in The Tell-Tale Heart describing his state of mind before committing murder.
Who is Petra Peña in The Last Cuentista?
The main protagonist who becomes the "last cuentista" or storyteller in a new world.
What happens to Earth in The Last Cuentista?
Earth is destroyed by a comet, and survivors escape to colonize a new planet.
What theme is central in The Last Cuentista?
The importance of memory, identity, and storytelling.
What does the heart symbolize in The Tell-Tale Heart?
The narrator’s guilt and his growing paranoia.
“It’s not what you do, it’s who you are."
A key message in On the Sidewalk Bleeding about identity.
Who is Andy in On the Sidewalk Bleeding?
A 16-year-old gang member who is stabbed and reflects on his life as he dies.
How does Andy end up on the sidewalk?
He is stabbed by a rival gang member and left to die on the sidewalk.
What is the main theme in On the Sidewalk Bleeding?
The impact of identity and the consequences of gang affiliation.
What does the poison symbolize in Romeo and Juliet?
The tragic end of the lovers and the irreversible consequences of impulsive decisions.
“I will not be forgotten.”
Petra’s determination to preserve stories and culture in The Last Cuentista.
Who is the narrator in The Tell-Tale Heart?
An unnamed man who insists he is not mad and describes his crime of murdering the old man.
What does the narrator do to the old man in the short story, The Tell-Tale Heart?
He murders the old man by suffocation, then hides the body under the floorboards.
What theme does The Tell-Tale Heart explore?
Guilt and the madness it causes.
What does the leg of lamb symbolize in Lamb to the Slaughter?
The weapon used in the crime and the ironic way it becomes the evidence that helps the murderer.
“I was only going to take a nickel.”
Roger’s excuse for trying to steal in Thank You, Ma'am.
Who is Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones in Thank You, Ma'am?
A kind woman who helps Roger after he tries to steal her purse.
How does Mrs. Jones react to Roger’s theft?
She forgives him, takes him to her home, and teaches him a lesson about kindness and trust.
What theme is explored in Lamb to the Slaughter?
Deception, betrayal, and the irony of the situation.
What does the memory erasure symbolize in The Last Cuentista?
The loss of individuality and the erasure of history and culture.
“It’s the old story of the fox and the grapes.”
Mary Maloney’s self-justification in Lamb to the Slaughter.