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The main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
The scene in which it is revealed that Tessie Hutchinson has a black dot on her paper.
What is the climax of "The Lottery"?
Now the fire lay in beds, stood in windows, changed the colors of drapes!
What is personification?
[She], motionless, stood there with her hand outstretched. As if she didn't dare draw it back. As if the slightest change might shatter an infinitely delicate balance.
Who is Señora Ines?
The invention and upholding of traditions is senseless and damaging.
What is the theme of "The Lottery?"
The opposing character of a story.
What is the antagonist?
The scene in which Rainsford jumps from the cliff to escape General Zaroff.
What is the climax of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones;
What is foreshadowing?
[He] grabbed wildly at his stick and hat; the hall-door, the gravel-drive, and the front gate were dimly-noted stages in his headlong retreat. A cyclist coming along the road had to run into the hedge to avoid an imminent collision.
Who is Framton Nuttell?
The relationship between the hunted and the hunter can be fragile and dangerous.
What is the theme of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
The part of the story that introduces setting and characters.
What is the exposition?
The scene in which three men walk through a side window.
What is the climax of "The Open Window"?
"Do you know many of the people round here?" asked the niece, . . ."
"Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?" pursued the self-possessed young lady.
What is foreshadowing?
[He] was seventeen years old. He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine.
Who is Billy Weaver?
There is a delicate balance maintained between rich and poor.
What is the theme of "The Stolen Party"?
A narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
The scene in which Rainsford decides he has never slept in a better bed.
What is the resolution of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
"Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels.
What is irony?
A character that is alone, then destroyed.
What is the automated house?
There are dangers in reckless and thoughtless advancements.
What is the theme of "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Parts of a story.
What is plot?
The scene in which a young man feels the back of a dog on the floor.
What is the climax of "The Landlady"?
The black box in "The Lottery."
What is symbolism?
... first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the ... face. He was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night... His eyes, too, were black and very bright. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face--the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat.
Who is General Zaroff?
There is a need to be alert, because the motives of people are not easily detected.
What is the theme of "The Landlady"?