The Most Dangerous Game
What is the name of the island that Zaroff lives on?
Ship-Trap Island
Which family legally owned the land they were fighting over?
The Van Gradwitz Family
Why shouldn't parents spoil their children? (according to the The Veldt)?
The consequences could be tragic in the end.
Why did Doodle's parents wait 3 months to give him a name?
They did not expect him to live long.
When and where is the setting of "Lamb to the Slaughter"?
The USA, during the 1950's in a house.
What literary device is used here: "The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window."
Simile
What is a major theme of "The Interlopers" and a lesson to be learned from the story?
Greed can be a downfall
George found two warning signs in the nursery that clearly showed the danger. What were they?
The bloody wallet and the bloody scarf.
How does the narrator (the older brother) feel about Doodle?
frustrated and disappointed
In "The Interlopers", who was the first man to propose a truce (peace) between them?
Ulrich
Who is no longer interested in hunting because it has become too easy?
General Zaroff
What literary device is used here: "A deed of Nature's own violence overwhelmed them both"?
Personification
What literary device is used here: "What prompted us to buy this nightmare?"
Metaphor
Of all of the skills the older brother wants to teach Doodle, which one does he accomplish as a birthday gift?
walking
In "A Good Man is Hard to Find", the Grandmother described a few people as "good men", but who was the first?
Red Sammy
Who is the protagonist in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Sanger Rainsford
At the beginning of the story, what is Ulrich's wish?
To find Znaeym in the forest that night with no witnesses around.
True or False: Parents shouldn't spoil their children is a main theme in The Veldt
True
What do the Scarlet Ibis (the bird in the story) and Doodle have in common?
They are both fragile, rare, and beautiful
In "Full Circle", how does Caroline Spurrier die?
Shot by a gun
What literary device was used here: "Twenty feet below him, the sea rumbled and hissed."
Personification
Once the men are rescued they talk about spending which holiday together?
Sylvester Night
How long did the Psychologist suggest to shut down the room for?
Shut the room down forever.
What 2 literary devices are used in the following from "The Scarlet Ibis": The rain was coming, roaring through the pines, and then, like a bursting Roman candle, a gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning.
Simile and Imagery
From who's point of view is the story of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" told from?
The Grandmother's