Vocabulary
The main character or hero of the story.
What is protagonist?
Mrs. Sappleton's niece who is a storyteller.
Who is Vera Sappleton?
What is 200 pounds?
The type of business Jorge Cintron owns.
What is a junkyard?
Jing-mei's mother immigrated from this country.
What is China?
The highest point of action or interest as well as the turning point of the story.
What is climax?
Mrs. Sappleton is waiting for her husband and brothers to return from this activity.
What is shooting/hunting?
This is what Mr. White and Herbert are doing in the opening of the story.
What is playing chess?
The name of the girl who comes to the junkyard in search of a hubcap.
What is Naomi Ramirez?
A word that means a person, especially a child, with extraordinary talent.
What is prodigy?
The emotion or atmosphere created in the reader by the story.
What is mood?
This character can be described as nervous and depressed.
Who is Framton Nuttel?
A technique present in the story in which authors hint at what is to happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
The differences between Luis and Jorge as well as the grief they are experiencing creates this.
What is conflict?
The name of Jing-mei's piano teacher.
What is Mr. Chong?
The central idea that is revealed through a literary text that often pertains to everyday life.
What is theme?
Framton shows up on this anniversary of the "tragic event."
What is third/three years?
In "The Monkey's Paw", it could be described as gloomy and suspenseful.
What is mood?
Luis could be described as this type of character because he changes from beginning to end.
What is dynamic?
Jing-mei sees the gifted piano as a symbol of this.
What is forgiveness?
When readers or the audience are aware of things that characters in the story are not aware of.
What is dramatic irony?
Vera tells Mrs. Sappleton Framton likely left because he was scared of this.
What is the spaniel/dog?
A religious person who cast a spell on the monkey's paw.
What is a fakir?
This is the name of the pet snake for the Tiburones.
What is E.S./Endangered Species?
The name of Auntie Lindo's daughter who is a chess prodigy.
What is Waverly Jong?