Girl Stories
What story tells of a failed piano recital?
What is: Two Kinds by Amy Tan
What is: Most Dangerous Game
The central character in a story or play
What is: The protagonist
In this POV the narrator is a major character
What is: First Person POV
Name the story from which this quote comes.
"What in heaven's name would it fetch now? Twelve thousand pounds? Fourteen? Maybe fifteen or even twenty? Who knows?"
What is: Parson's Pleasure
In which story was a woman sorely disappointed when her husband showed up from work at the end of the day?
What is: The Story of an Hour
In what story does the main character end up looking like a fool?
What is: Parson's Pleasure
The story is told by of of its characters
What is: First Person Point of View
Who is the person telling the story?
What is: The Narrator
"One of those sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin."
Who wrote The Yellow Wallpaper?
Who is: Charlotte Gilman Perkins
Who was allowed to draw the slips of paper out of the black box on the day of the lottery?
Who are: Men. Heads of household.
The central idea or unifying generalization implied or stated by a literary work.
What is: Theme
A Discrepancy between what is said and what readers believe to be true.
What is: Irony (first person narrators)
"No doubt somebody would have noticed if she hadn't been there; she was part of the performance after all."
What is: Miss Brill
Which story uses a park bench as part of the setting?
What is: Miss Brill
What is the setting for Nine Billion Names for God?
What Is: A monastery at the top of the hill. ShanGriLa
A developing character, one who during the course of a work undergoes a permanent change in some distinguishing moral qualities or personal traits or outlook.
What is: Dynamic Character
Third person narrators fall into three categories. Name two of the three categories.
What is: Omniscient, Limited Omniscient, and Objective
“It wasn’t fair,” Tessie said.
What is: The Lottery
Which story is the first example of environmental concern?
What is: The White Heron
Who did Mr. Boggis pretend to be when he drove around the countryside?
Who is: A parson working for the Society of Preservation
The story is limited to a complete knowledge of one character in the story and tells only what one character thinks, feels, sees, or hears.
What is: Third Person limited point of view
What type of narrator is in The Yellow Wallpaper?
What is: Unreliable Narrator (delusional, unstable, mistaken...)
"In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. My mother and father would adore me."
What is: Two Kinds