Characters
He tried to escape the 11:59.
Who is Lester ?
The machines are going to take over.
What is they believe all men are dead?
Informed guess about what will happen next based on story details.
What are predictions?
Why Charlie wants to be smart.
So other people will like him and he'll have lots of friends.
What did railroad car porters use to describe death?
Sassy girl from New York who didn't plan to let anyone else win.
Who is Squeaky?
The reason that Lester hides in his apartment.
What is to escape death after he hears the whistle of the 11:59?
The sequence of related events in a short story.
What is plot?
Two guys Charlie thinks are his friends.
Who are Frank and Joe?
This person saw Twain's conflict with Pilot Brown differently than Twain thought he would.
Who is the captain of the steamboat?
He defended his brother by hitting Pilot Brown.
Who is Mark Twain and/or Sam Clemens?
What Raymond does at the end of the race?
What is runs to catch Squeaky and climbs the fence?
The name for the main problem and how it is worked out.
What are conflict and resolution?
He is too smart for people.
He was able to see the truth of the clues.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Who are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?
The dummy bell pull, a low clang, and a whistle are clues to the mystery in this story.
What is The Speckled Band?
The overall feeling a piece of writing creates for the reader.
What is mood?
The reason Charlie is going away.
What is he doesn't want people to fell sorry for him.
What is their brain or intelligence?
Why will you say he is mad (crazy)?
Who is the narrator of The Tell-tale Heart?
What is to increase intelligence?
Looking for similarities and differences among the people in a story.
What is compare and contrast?
The name Charlie gives his research about increasing intelligence.
What is the Algernon-Gordon Effect?
Charlie finds out that it is not how __________ a person is that determines if he has friends.
What is intelligent or smart?