Intro to Fiction
Red Hawk Country
Famous Literary Faces
Adaptations
Miscellaneous
200
This is the term used for creating character through methods such as dialogue, physical description, or interior monologue.
What is "characterization?"
200
This is the name of MSU's newest mascot (also Rocky the Red Hawk's sister).
Who is "Roxy?"
200
This is the famous literary face shown here:
Who is "Toni Morrison?"
200
The film Everything Must Go, starring Will Ferrell, was adapted from this Raymond Carver's short story about a man selling his possessions (that we read this semester :wink wink:).
What is "Why Don't You Dance?"
200
This is the correct spelling and pronunciation of my last name.
What is M-A-R-G-E-N-A-U (MAR-GUH-NOW)?
400
These are the two types of third person narration.
What are "omniscient" and "limited?"
400
Montclair State's motto, "Carpe Diem," is Latin for this.
What is "Seize the Day?"
400
This famous literary face provided us with the "Iceberg" theory of writing.
Who is "Ernest Hemingway?"
400
This romance novel, which was adapted into a film, was, as stated by author E.L. James, originally written as a piece of Twilight fan fiction.
What is Fifty Shades of Grey?
400
The Beatles are regarded as the top selling musical artists of all time with over 250 million records sold. Name another artist or group who have sold at least 250 million records.
Who are Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Elton John, Queen, Madonna, or Led Zeppelin.
600
This is the term for repeating an image, motif character, or setting in a story for the purpose of reinforcing the story's theme.
What is "doubling?"
600
This was the former name of Cole Hall.
What is "College Hall?"
600
This famous literary face may have been seen around London in the mid 19th century (maybe even at Christmastime).
Who is "Charles Dickens?"
600
This critically acclaimed HBO mini-series about vigilante superheroes outlawed by society was adapted from a graphic novel by Alan Moore.
What is Watchmen?
600
This is the full name of the string instrument, the cello.
What is the "violincello?"
800
This is a phrase/idea used by Janet Burroway to describe the balance between action and narration (and a term I've used probably a million times during the semester).
What is "summary vs. scene?"
800
This is the approximate number of (physical) books currently housed in Sprague Library (to the nearest round number).
What is 500,000?
800
Her novel, The Handmaid's Tale, was adapted into a Hulu series which reintroduced us to her literary face.
Who is "Margaret Atwood?"
800
The film Dune, directed by Denis Villenueve, is an adaptation of the novel by Frank Herbert. An earlier adaptation of Herbert's novel was made by this director, famous for films like Inland Empire and Blue Velvet and the TV series Twin Peaks.
Who is David Lynch?
800
The "GPT" in ChatGPT stands for this.
What is "Generative Pre-Trained Transformer?"
1000
This term, from the French, refers to the "falling action" or resolution that follows the climax of a story.
What is "dénouement?"
1000
Montclair State was originally founded as a "Normal School," (hence the naming of Normal Ave) an institution known for training these.
Who are teachers?
1000
This famously reclusive literary face wrote one of the short stories we read this semester.
Who is "J.D. Salinger?"
1000
This short story (which we read this semester) was adapted into a film of the same name by the author's brother.
What is "Memento" (story by Jonathan Nolan/film by Christopher Nolan)?
1000
This is the name for the protective covering, usually made of plastic or metal, at the end of a shoelace.
What is an "aglet?"