Thank You, Ma'am
The Necklace
The Gift of the Magi
The Sniper
Definitions!
100
The main characters of the story.
Who are Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones?
100
The protagonist of the story.
Who is Mathilde Loisel?
100
The protagonists of the story.
Who are Della and Jim?
100
The message of the story.
What is theme?
200
The setting of the story. (TIME AND PLACE)
What is New York City, the street, 11 PM at night, 1920s?
200
What is the setting of the story?
France, late1800s/early 1900s
200
The climax of the story.
What is Della cuts her hair off and sells it to the salon owner?
200
Describe a possible theme for the story.
What is -War knows no boundaries. -A stray bullet has no name. -War is personal.
200
The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place.
What is setting?
300
What is one conflict in the story? Describe it and name what kind of conflict it is.
What is Person vs. Person Person vs. Society Person vs. Self ?
300
Name a theme of The Necklace.
What is... -Appearances can be deceiving. -Don't covet material possessions. -Be authentic.
300
Describe the ironic twist to the ending of the story and tell me what kind of irony it is.
What is Della and Jim sacrificed their most prized possessions to get one another a gift for Christmas...but it ended up that they both got a gift to "fit" each others' possession (Jim, a chain for his watch, and Della, combs for her hair). This is situational irony.
300
Describe two possible conflicts in the story and name what kind of conflicts they are.
What is Person vs. Person Person vs. self Person vs. Society
300
The author literally tells the audience what a character is like. Name the type of characterization this is...
What is DIRECT characterization?
400
The type of point of view used in the story?
What is 3rd person limited?
400
The surprise ironic twist of the story and the type of irony it is.
What is Mathilde's borrowed necklace ended up being a cheap fake. She finds this out after she spends 10 years paying for a replacement. This is situational irony.
400
Describe two possible conflicts in the story. Be sure to name the types of conflict they are.
What is... person vs. person person vs. self person vs. society
400
Describe the historical conflict that surrounds the story.
What is the Irish Civil War? Protestants vs. Catholics and the struggle for Irish free state independence
400
The narrator refers to one of the characters as "you", therefore making the audience member feel as if he or she is a character within the story.
What is 2nd person point-of-view?
500
The falling action of the story.
What is...Luella feeds him dinner and gives him money.
500
The antagonist of the story.
What is Mathilde herself! Mathilde is her own worst enemy. What kind of conflict does this represent?
500
Describe who the magi are.
Who are the three wise men who gave gifts to an infant Jesus at his manger?
500
The author of the story.
Who is Liam O' Flaherty?
500
A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story
What is 3rd person omniscient?
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