Irony and "The Twilight Zone"
"A Single Shard"
Name that folk-literature
"Dust Tracks on a Road" and "Ditching"
"A Hundred Bucks of Happy"
100
A definition of irony
What is the difference between what we expect to happen, and what actually does happen.
100
The main character in the story
Who is Tree-ear
100
A story that involves fantasy elements such as witches, goblins, and elves
What is fairy tale
100
Who inspired the narrator to walk in "Dust Tracks on a Road"
What is an old sow hog
100
Chris has this type of father
What is MIA or Missing in Action"
200
The type of irony that involves when you say one thing and really mean another
What is verbal irony
200
What Tree-ear shares with Crane-man
What is rice
200
A highly exaggerated and often humorous story about folk heroes in local settings
What is tall tale
200
The family member that the narrator most takes after in "Dust Tracks on a Road"
Who is her father
200
The activity that Danny is doing when Chris first arrives home with the money
What is watching television and eating chips
300
The type of irony that involves when a situation turns out to be the opposite of what you thought it would be.
What is situational irony
300
The country that the story is set in
Where is Korea
300
A story from the past involving gods or heroes
What is myth
300
The person who convinces the main character to skip school in "Ditching"
Who is Geoff
300
The two streets that intersect where Chris finds the money
What is Maple and Grove
400
The type of irony when the audience knows something that the characters in the story, on the screen, or on the stage do not know.
What is dramatic irony
400
The reason Tree-ear does not steal the rice
What is Crane-man taught him that stealing "makes you no better than a dog."
400
A brief story that teaches a lesson or moral, usually through animal characters that take on human qualities
What is fable
400
What the main character snacks on in the story "Ditching"
What are fat free tortilla chips
400
The reason Chris does not buy the leather jacket
What is it costs more than $100 after tax
500
The biggest example of irony that occurs at the end of the "Twilight Zone" episode
What is he drops and breaks his glasses
500
How Tree-ear got his name
What is mushrooms that grow without "benefit of a parent seed."
500
A traditional story believed to be based on actual people and events
What is legend
500
Two things the main character missed out on by skipping school in "Ditching"
What are a live tarantula crawling across Mr. Roddy's face, Mrs. Ingram's heel breaking, a pop quiz in English, seeing Amanda Byrnes
500
The reason Chris sends his father a $1 bill
What is he can buy himself a Father's Day card
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