Everything is element
Jackpot
The house comes crashing down
You're a good man, Mr. Brown
Potpourri
100

The high point of the story

climax

100

What time of year does the lottery occur?

summer

100

Identify the three main characters.

The narrator, Roderick and Madeline

100

What premonition does Faith have?

Something bad will happen to her husband.

100

What point of view is The Fall of the House of Usher told in?

first person

200
the purpose of the 'exposition'

to set the scene, introduce characters, setting,time

200

Who runs the lottery?

Mr. Summers

200

What disease does Madeline suffer from?

catalepsy 

200

What is the religious affiliation of the community?

Puritain

200

What do pink ribbons symbolize?

child-like innocence, Faith

300

the "all-knowing" point of view

omniscient 

300
Who participates in the lottery?

everyone

300

Who is the author of the story?

Poe
300

What does the old man's staff symbolize?

The serpent snake is the devil. 

300

What does "lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" mean?

If they sacrifice in early summer (June), good crops will come to the community. 

400

what type of conflict is man vs. himself?

internal

400

What literary device is Tessie's winning of the lottery?

irony

400

What ailment does Roderick suffer from?

sensitive senses

400

How long have YGB and Faith been married?

3 months

400

What does "dynamic character" mean?

one who changes

500

The literary device that 'grabs the reader's attention"

narrative hook

500

Name the author

Shirley Jackson

500

Explain the double meaning of the title.

The house falls down as does the Usher name.

500

Who says: "Evil is the nature of mankind"?

the leader in the woods

500

What is Old Man Warner's argument?

Must keep the tradition alive

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