The Dinner Party
The Ransom of Red Chief
Pandora's Box
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100
Who was the first person to become aware of the cobra?
The hostess.
100
Who paid to have the boy returned?
Bill and Sam
100
Why does Zeus punish Epimetheus?
Zeus is angry with Epimetheus' brother Promethes for giving fire to mankind.
100
In "Raymond's Run" why was Squeaky sometimes called "Mercury?"
She is fast.
100
He is the apple of my eye is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor
200
How does the American figure out that there is a snake in the room?
He sees the bowl of milk.
200
Who suffered the most in the story?
Bill
200
What genre of literature is Pandora's Box?
Myth
200
In "Raymond's Run" what spring holiday does the race take place on?
May Day.
200
A type or category of literature.
Genere
300
Which of the senses alerts Mrs. Wynnes that there is a snake in the room?
Touch
300
How much money actually exchanged hands in the story?
$250
300
When Pandora opens the box, all of the following come out EXCEPT: War and Famine, Crime and Pestilence, Sickness and Malice or Peace and Love?
Peace and Love
300
In "The Lady or the Tiger" guilt and innocence are determined by:
Chance
300
It is the atmosphere of a story. A feeling that the story tries to convey to its reader.
Mood
400
The colonel's statement about how differently men and women react to crisis implies that:
Women are inferior to men.
400
Who is/are the antagonist(s) in the story?
Red Chief
400
What does Zeus's wife, Hera, give Pandora as a gift as she was being created?
Curiosity
400
In "The Ransom of Red Chief" how did Bill and Sam communicate their demands to Ebenezer?
By written letters.
400
Force working against the main character or hero.
Antagonist
500
What would be the theme of the story?
Stereotypes are incorrect.
500
Bill and Sam had to pay to return Red Chief. This is an example of what literary term?
Irony
500
What is the theme of Pandora's Box?
Humankind will always have hope despite all the bad things in the world.
500
In the exposition of "The Dinner Party" we learn that the story takes place in which country?
India
500
Person, place, thing, or action that stands for something beyond itself.
Symbol
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