Literary terms
What is third person omniscient?
Seeing into the mind of multiple characters.
What is the theme of The Veldt?
-dangers of technology
-don't neglect your children
Who is the main character of A sound of Thunder?
Eckels
How does Mary Maloney evade getting caught?
She feeds the murder weapon to the police.
How does the father's feelings about the nursery change from the beginning to the end of The Veldt?
He thins it is brilliant in the beginning and terrible at the end.
What is mood?
Feeling the author creates
What is one way the future is changed in A Sound of Thunder?
-Spelling
-Different president
Who recommends Quitter's Inc to Morrison?
Why does Eckels change the future?
He kills a butterfly
Describe what a "veldt" is
African/Saharan habitat.
Explain an example of foreshadowing in The Veldt.
-Screaming
-Kids threatening the parents
-Chewed purse/wallet
Why does Mary Maloney go to the store after killing her husband?
To have an alibi
What is the husband's profession in Lamb to the Slaughter?
Detective
Why do the kids disrespect their parents in The Veldt?
The house takes care of them, not their parents.
What is the significance of the title Lamb to the Slaughter?
The husband was the Lamb to the slaughter and was killed by a leg of lamb.
Read this line from Quitter's Inc:
"his life stretching out before him"
Which form of figurative language is being used?
Personification
How does Lydia feel because of the house?
She doesn't like it because it is doing all of the work for her. She feels useless.
Describe Morrison's son in Quitter's Inc
-He has a very low IQ
-Lives in a home for handicapped children
-Mentally challenged
Why was Jimmy's wife's finger cut off?
Because he did not lose enough weight.
What is the difference between the two different uses of the term "a sound of thunder"?
One was the gun shot and one was the dinosaur's steps.
What are the four types of conflict?
-Person vs Person
-Person vs Nature
-Person vs Self
-Person vs Society
What does Morrison do at the end of Quitter's Inc?
He recommends it to somebody else.
What are the parents and kids names in The Veldt?
George, Lydia, Peter, and Wendy
What are the first 3 offenses for smoking in Quitter's Inc?
1st: Wife shocked
2nd: Morrison shocked
3rd Morrison and wife shocked
It shows the importance of the setting.