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Short Story Elements
High School Novels
100
In Keating's classroom, who is the image of a dead poet he constantly refers to?
Walt Whitman
100
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
William Shakespeare
100
1. Of Mice and Men was first published in what year? A. 1919 B. 1962 C. 1937 D. 1939 E. 1929
What is 1937.
100
What is the first conflict of a story that begins the rising action called?
What is the inciting incident.
100
A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group. When Greasers Ponyboy and Johnny get into a brawl that ends in the death of a Social member, the boys are forced to go into hiding. This is the novel that most teenagers remember fondly.
What is The Outsiders.
200
One of the major subjects in the film is living life to the fullest before "we are food for worms". What is the Latin expression.
What is carpe diem.
200
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Who is Robert Frost.
200
Why is Crooks the loneliest man on the ranch?
He is isolated from the other men and he is black.
200
What is one incident that determines one outcome of the plot called?
What is the turning point.
200
Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, the novel follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman.
What is To Kill A Mockingbird.
300
What play does Neil audition for?
What is Midsummer's Night Dream.
300
O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; Of the endless trains of the faithless—of cities fill’d with the foolish; Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
Who is Walt Whitman
300
What type of gun does Carlson have?
What is a luger.
300
What is the name of a character that shows qualities that are in contrast/comparison with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of the other character.
What is a foil character.
300
This novel is based on John Ball's 1965 that tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi.
What is In the Heat of the Night.
400
What are the four pillars of Welton Academy?
What is Tradition, honour, discipline, excellence.
400
But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy!
Who is Robbie Burns
400
What US state does the story take place in?
What is California.
400
Perhaps not a short story element, but what is the name of a shadow or a mirror image of a protagonist. It refers to a character who physically resembles the protagonist and may have the same name as well.
What is doppleganger.
400
An allegorical novella by George Orwell, fthe book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. The characters are farm animals.
What is Animal Farm.
500
What does “Oh Captain, My Captain” refer to?
Who is Abe Lincoln.
500
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself Any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go
Who is Dr. Seuss.
500
What is an example of magical realism in the novel?
The giant rabbit talking to Lennie.
500
This Latin term refers to the circumstance where an implausible concept or a divine character is introduced into a storyline for the purpose of resolving its conflict and procuring an interesting outcome.
What is deus ex machina.
500
British school boys become stranded on a deserted island and must learn to survive and they struggle against each other and the beast within themselves.
What is LOTF
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