A Christmas Carol (Why is this here? I need a fifth category)
Character Typing
Just the Book, People
100
Give an example of person vs. nature.
Tornadoes, diseases, Mr. Jacques fighting (and winning) against a lion
100
100 points for each of the four parts of setting. (400 total possible points)
General Place, Specific Place, Time, SES
100
The main character's name (first and last)
Ebeenzer Scrooge
100
A character who we know a lot about is called a _____________ character.
Round
100
What style of narration is Red Moon? (+100 for both parts)
1st person unreliable
200
Give a conflict from Red Moon, and properly label it.
...
200
Give an example of how SES can impact setting.
If a person is a prince, their surroundings will be lavish and extravagant
200
+200 for every place (or person) that Christmas Past showed Scrooge
His young lady friend, Fezziwig's Warehouse, himself (young Scrooge), his sister
200
What character type is Tom Trimble? (200 for one part, 400 for both)
Flat, Static
200
How does Tom die? Why does Pa shoot him in the cheek?
Disease; "Mark of Honor"
300
What is the only type of INTERNAL conflict?
Man vs. Self
300
How many parts of setting are present here, and what are they: I woke up this wintery morning, and looked at my clock. It was 7:00 am! Gotta get out of my bed and get to school!
Two: time, and specific place (bed)
300
What is particularly unique about the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
He never speaks
300
What are the two contradicting pairs of character types?
Flat cannot go with Round, Static cannot go with Dynamic
300
Why do some of the other men call Emory a "Nancy Boy"?
Because he is weak and frail and doesn't fight in the war
400
A man deciding whether or not to protest oil drilling would be an example of what typeS of conflict?
Man vs. Self, Man vs. Society
400
How many parts of setting are in this, and what are they: I spent the first day of the trip hiking Little Bigelow. I don't know why they call it "Little", since it still is a huge mountain near Stratton. Stratton is in Maine, my homestate.
Only one: general place
400
What are two reasons Dickens wrote the play?
Commercialization of Christmas, work conditions, living conditions, concerns for the poor, concerns for the children, etc.
400
Give an example, from Red Moon, of each character type
Round > India, Emory, Ma, Pa.....Flat > Calvin, Spreckles, Tom, Julia...Dynamic > India...Static > Pa, Ma, Emory
400
What do the American doctors think causes illness? What do Emory and Doctor Germany think?
Bad air, "miasmas"; bacteria and viruses
500
You are watching a Disney movie. An animal decides to leave her herd after disagreeing with their views on eating other animals. What type of conflict would this be?
Person vs. Society
500
Give me all four parts of setting as it relates to Red Moon at Sharpsburg. For general place, state/town/country will do.
Berryville, VA, USA > 1860's > Trimble House/Moody House > middle-class
500
What event (or episode) mentioned in class as part of the original story, was left out of the play we read in class, but was part of the play we went to see in Lewiston?
Ignorance and Want
500
What kind of characters are prominent in short stories? Why?
Flat characters > not a lot of space to develop them
500
What are two things that Tom Trimble (or David Strother) say to start the fight at the dinner table?
Comments on slavery, bringing up Strother's dad, David being a traitor, etc.