Plot Diagram
What is the most "tense" point of the story and the tip of the plot diagram?
climax
The "S" in S.T.E.A.L stands for...
says
What happens in the story that shows the conflict: person vs. supernatural?
Herbert sees the "monkey face" come alive in the fire after the first wish is made.
What happens during the climax of the story?
Mary kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb (piece of meat).
What is the resolution of the story?
Billy is poisoned and assumed to be killed/stuffed by the Landlady.
What is the second part (#2 box) on the plot "rollercoaster"?
rising action
The "L" in S.T.E.A.L stands for...
looks
What happens at the resolution of the story?
Mr. White uses the first wish to make the "thing" or his son Herbert go away before his wife opens the door.
Mary is waiting for her husband to come home from work.
How would Billy characterize the Landlady in the beginning of the story?
Warm, nice, friendly, old.
What is the fourth part (#4 box) of the plot diagram "rollercoaster"?
falling action
The "A" in S.T.E.A.L stands for...
actions
What happens in the story that shows the conflict: person vs. person?
The sergeant argues with Mr. White about keeping the paw or Mr. and Mrs. White argue about bringing back Herbert.
What happens during the resolution of the story?
Who does the Landlady look like to Billy? Who does he remind her of?
An old best friend's mother.
What is another name for the ending of a story?
resolution
The "T" in S.T.E.A.L stands for...
thinks
Give a character trait to describe Mrs. White and what happens in the story to support your answer?
Determined/stubborn/ignorant-she makes Mr. White wish for Herbert to come back to life.
There are other options-if this is flipped over, I'd accept your answer.
What happens during the rising action of the story?
Mary finds out that her husband is cheating on her and leaving her.
Why do Gregory Temple and Christopher Mullholland sound familiar to Billy? What can the story make you assume about them?
They went missing and were on the news. We can assume that the Landlady killed the both of them.
exposition
The "E" in S.T.E.A.L stands for...
effect on others
What would be the "climax" in the Monkey's Paw story?
When the readers found out that Herbert died in order to get the 200 pounds.
What happens during the falling action of the story?
Mary goes to the grocery store to create an alibi or be somewhere before she comes home to "find" the crime.
Why is Billy in Bath? What is he there for?
He is going to start a new job.