Character
Mystery I
Mystery II
Mystery III
Assorted
100
Good guy; main character
What is the PROTAGONIST?
100
Evidence that proves what happened and who committed the crime.
What is a CLUE?
100
A motive
What is the reason why the crime was committed?
100
Type of mystery designed to hold a reader's interest through intrigue and suspense.
What is a THRILLER?
100
A. Person telling the story is IN the story. B. Someone outside of the story is telling the story.
What is A. 1st person point of view B. 3rd person point of view
200
Force fighting against the protagonist.
What is the ANTAGONIST?
200
Two terms for the person who solves a crime.
What is DETECTIVE and SLEUTH?
200
Tension created in a mystery that keeps the reader wanting to continue.
What is SUSPENSE?
200
Dectective story featuring a tough, unsentimental detective who has a matter-of-fact attitude toward violence.
What is a HARD-BOILED mystery?
200
Parts of the setting.
What is time, place, mood?
300
Character who does not grow or change
What is a STATIC character?
300
Someone who saw the crime.
What is a WITNESS?
300
An excuse to avoid blame or punishment.
What is an ALIBI?
300
When a seemingly impossible crime is committed; for example: in a room with no entrance or exit.
What is a LOCKED-DOOR mystery?
300
The larger idea aboaut life suggested by the story.
What is the THEME?
400
Over the course of the story, a character who learns something or changes in the way they think or feel.
What is a DYNAMIC character?
400
Person who may have committed the crime.
What is a SUSPECT?
400
Proof that supports solving the crime.
What is EVIDENCE?
400
Mystery involving a close group of people who wouldn't normally be party to a crime.
What is a COZY mystery?
400
The problem in a story which creates tension within the story to lead to a climax.
What is conflict?
500
4 ways readers learn about a character
What is 1. by what the character says 2.What the character does. 3. How the character feels. 4. What others say about the character or how they react
500
Person PROVEN to have committed the crime.
What is the CRIMINAL?
500
Another name for mystery or detective story.
What is "WHODUNIT"?
500
A logical conclusion based on information provided.
What is a DEDUCTION?
500
The high-point or most exciting part of a story when a secret is revealed or a decision is made that impacts the story's outcome.
What is the CLIMAX?
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