"How The Camel Got His Hump"
What is the setting of “How the Camel Got His Hump”?
The desert in the beginning of years
In “The Three Questions,” who was the “bearded man”?
He was an enemy of the King.
When does “The Pedestrian” take place?
Sometime in the future
What is the weather like in “The Lottery”?
Clear and sunny
A story designed to teach a lesson is called a(n)…
Fable
In “How the Camel Got His Hump,” the Camel got his hump because…
the Camel didn’t work for three days and kept saying “humph”
What literary device is used here:
“Or frowst with a book by the fire; / … / And dig till you gently perspire;”
Rhyme
Who or what does Mr. Mead criticize during his walk?
People watching television
What is the purpose of the annual tradition in “The Lottery”?
To ensure a good harvest
What literary device is used here:
“black box now resting on the stool”
Personification
What literary device is used here:
“…we grunt and we growl / At our bath and our boots…”
Alliteration
In “The Three Questions,” what are the three questions?
How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time
To whom should I pay more attention to than the rest
What affairs are the most important and need my first attention?
What literary device is used here:
“the lone car turned a corner quite suddenly and flashed a fierce white cone of light upon him”
Imagery
Which of the following is the author of “The Lottery” criticizing?
Mindlessly following tradition
In "The Three Questions," Why did the King wish to find an answer to the three questions he had?
He felt that he would never fail in anything if he knew the answers to the questions.
What literary device is used here:
“Very good… I’ll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute”
Foreshadowing
In “The Three Questions,” what was the real reason for the bearded man visiting the King? What does he say about how he will he repay the King for saving his life?
The bearded man was visiting the King to seek revenge for killing his brother and taking his property away. The bearded man says that he will repay the King for saving his life by offering himself and his sons to be slaves for him
What literary device is used here:
“he would see the cottages and homes with their dark windows […] where only the faintest glimmers of firefly light appeared in flickers behind the windows”
Metaphor
What literary device is used here:
“It’s not the way it used to be…People ain’t the way they used to be.”
Parallelism
In “The Pedestrian”, what are the two main reasons why “it really made no difference” as to the direction Mr. Mead chose to walk in?
(a) The narrator says this because any of the four directions that Mr. Mead could have chosen would be as equally cold, lonely, and silent as another.
(b) Mr. Mead also does not have a specific destination in mind. He is just outside taking a walk and enjoying the fresh air
In “How the Camel Got His Hump”, what was the Djinn’s punishment and why is it so fitting for the camel?
The Djinn’s punishment was to give the camel a hump and it is fitting and ironic because he gave the camel a hump for saying humph so much (it sounds similar). Also, he made it so that the camel can work a lot more without resting now because he was so lazy
At the end of “Three Questions,” what answer does the Hermit give the King about his 3 questions?
At the end of the story, the Hermit tells the King that the most important time is right now, the most necessary man is who you are with, and the most important affair is to do good to others
"The street was silent and long and empty, with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk in mid-country" (“The Pedestrian” line 28-29)
Why does the author compare Mr. Mead’s shadow to a hawk’s shadow?
The author compares Mr. Mead’s shadow to a hawk’s shadow to point out the loneliness surrounding Mr. Mead. A hawk would travel alone across empty plains like Mr. Mead’s imagery, and it represents the still and solitary characteristics of the streets
In “The Lottery,” the author introduces the setting by using phrases such as “fresh warmth,” “flowers were blossoming profusely,” and “the grass was richly green.” What is the significance of this?
The significance of the author using these phrases is that they set the tone of the story to be ironic and unusual: the tone makes the story seem happy and warm when it is, in fact, about a serious theme.
What literary device is used here:
“Cameelious hump”
Neologism