The Black Cat
$100: What point of view is "The Black Cat" told from?
Answer: First person.
$100: Why does Eckels want to travel through time?
shoot a t rex
$100: What point of view is "The Possibility of Evil" told from?
third limited
$100: When the main character tells the story, it is called what?
first person
$100: What is a subplot?
A plot that is lesser in significance than the main plot.
$200: What is wrong with the narrator in "The Black Cat"?
He is abusive and an alcoholic
$200: What happens when Eckels steps off the path?
steps on butterfly
$200: Who is the main character in "The Possibility of Evil"?
Mrs. Strangeworth.
$200: What type of point of view gives the thoughts of only one character?
third limited
$200: What is a plot twist?
A development that violates the reader's expectations.
$300: What is the name of the narrator's first cat?
pluto
$300: What does the "thunder" represent in the story?
$300: What is the main conflict in "The Possibility of Evil"?
Man vs. Man (Mrs. Strangeworth vs. The townspeople).
$300: In which point of view are letters and diaries often written?
first person
$300: What is a flashback?
A reference to events that occurred before the main action of the story.
$400: What does the narrator do to his wife?
he kills her
$400: What is the cause of the final event in the story?
Travis kills Eckels because he went off the path and stepped on a butterfly
$400: What happens to Mrs. Strangeworth’s roses at the end of the story?
they are destroyed
$400: What is an unreliable narrator?
A narrator who may not accurately convey the story due to bias or personal issues.
$400: What is a surprise ending?
A plot twist that occurs at the end of a story.
$500: What sentence at the end of the story brings the reader back to the opening paragraph?
consigned me to the hangman's noose
$500: How does the setting change when the men return to 2055?
The smell of the air and the colors change.
$500: Which quote reveals indirect characterization of Mrs. Strangeworth?
“After thinking for a minute, although she had been phrasing the letter in the back of her mind all the way home, she wrote on a pink sheet: Didn’t you ever see an idiot child before? Some people just shouldn’t have children, should they?”
$500: What is the attitude a writer takes toward a subject called?
tone
$500: What is the effect of stepping on a single mouse in "A Sound of Thunder"?
It alters the entire course of history.