Identify that Short Story
She liked to grocery shop. She loved it in the way some people love to drive long country
roads, because doing it she could think and relax and wander.
Which short story is this?
Checkouts
In "The Interlopers", we see two men reconcile a generational feud.
What stops them from telling everyone about it?
Wolves
A White House Diary Excerpt tells us more about which assassination?
JFK
A superhero and supervillain fight for the city.
What is the theme of this?
Good vs Evil
I want to go to sleep.
What sentence type is this?
Declarative
"I like to oblige," said the old man. "Then customers come back, later in life, when they are
better off, and want more expensive things. Here you are. You will find it very effective."
Which short story is this?
The Chaser
In "The Chaser", the old man sells a love potion to Alan Austen. What is his other potion called?
Glove-Cleaner/Life-Cleaner
We can use end marks to identify the type of sentence. These are periods, question marks, and exclamation points.
Which type of sentence can have more than one end mark?
Imperative
Freytag's Pyramid has five elements.
List those five in order.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Where has my dog been all night?
What sentence type is this?
Interrogative
The other did not recognize her, and was surprised at being thus familiarly addressed by a poor woman. "But . . .
Madame . . ." she stammered. "I don't know . . . you must be making a mistake."
Which short story is this?
The Necklace
The Cask of Amontillado features Montresor and Fortunato creeping towards one of their deaths.
What is the biggest irony of this story?
Dramatic Irony. We know that Fortunato is going to die.
"New Directions" is a narrative essay by Maya Angelou.
What does this mean about the story?
It is a true story
Two men are outside fighting when a tornado comes causing both of them to run for shelter.
What type of conflict is this?
Man vs Nature
The onions (don't/doesn't) belong in there!
Which is the correct word to use?
don't
We went on, deeper and deeper into the earth. Finally we arrived at a vault in which the air was so old and heavy that our lights almost died. Against three of the walls there were piles of bones higher than our heads.
Which short story is this?
The Cask of Amontillado
In "The Most Dangerous Game", we see two expert hunters have a battle of wits and hunting ability.
How does Sanger Rainsford fool General Zaroff?
He jumps off a cliff and swims around to the General's castle.
Where does the majority of the Cask of Amontillado take place?
Montresor's family catacombs in Italy
Earlier today, there was a Great Dane running in fear from a small kitten.
What type of irony is this?
Situational Irony
I am leaving in about ten minutes
What verb tense is this?
present progressive or future progressive
Night found him leg-weary, with hands and face lashed by the branches, on a thickly wooded ridge. He knew it would be insane to blunder on through the dark, even if he had the strength.
Which short story is this?
The Most Dangerous Game
In "The Necklace", what is the name of Mathilde Loisel's friend?
Madame Forestier
What mountain range does "The Interlopers" take place in?
The Carpathians
Hansel walked ahead of Gretel. Gretel dropped breadcrumbs behind her as she went. Ahead of them, an old witch waited.
Identify the type of POV this is
3rd person objective
I was walking to the store yesterday.
What verb tense is this?
Past Progressive