Plot
Characterization
Conflict, Theme, & Symbolism
Short Stories Plot #1
Short Stories Plot #2
100
What is the part of the story where characters, setting, and conflict are introduced?
Exposition
100
What is the term for a character who is the focus of the plot and conflict of the story?
Major
100
What are the terms for the two major forms of conflict?
Internal and External
100
What is the item that Mrs. Price puts on Rachel's desk that upsets her in "Eleven"?
Red Sweater
100
How does General Zaroff already know how Rainsford is when he arrives on his island?
He has read his book
200
What is the part of the story where conflict starts to develop?
Rising Action
200
What is the type of character who serves to compliment the major character?
Minor
200
What type of conflict is expressed below?: After a disagreement, two men end up in a physical fight.
Man vs Man
200
What is the age Rachel wishes she could be by the end of "Eleven"?
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200
Provide an example of conflict from "The Most Dangerous Game" What type of conflict are you describing?
Answers will vary
300
What is the turning point of the story?
Climax
300
What is the type of characterization where the author gives you adjectives that describe the personality of the character?
Direct
300
What type of conflict is described below? : A man gets lost during his hike and is forced to survive in the natural elements.
Man vs Nature
300
What genre is "Rights to the Streets of Memphis" - if it is the story of the author's life written by the author?
Autobiography
300
What are the names of the two sides waging civil war in "The Sniper"?
Republicans and Free Staters
400
What is the organized pattern or sequence of events of a story?
Plot
400
What is the type of characterization where the author describes what the character says and does?
Indirect
400
What are the two steps used to identify a story's theme?
Sum up the story in one word & stretch that word into a message
400
What is the name of the Author of "Rights to the Streets of Memphis"?
Richard Wright
400
What type of irony is expressed in both "The Sniper" and "The Necklace"? Explain how both endings are ironic
Situational
500
What is the part of the story where you reach a reasonable ending?
Resolution
500
What is the type of characterization provided below? : "Tom was a brave and intelligent man"
Direct
500
What short story proved the strongest example of symbolism, and what symbol was used?
The Scarlet Ibis
500
What event causes Lizabeth to feel fearful and makes her leave her home at night?
Her father cries
500
What does the Scarlet Ibis represent?
A natural death The fragility of life
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