Plot
Setting
The Pedestrian
Esther
Miscellaneous
100

The beginning of the plot diagram is called _____, when the characters are in their original setting without a conflict.

Exposition

100

The setting's ____ _______ is the era in which the story takes place; can affect lifestyles, language, societal norms

Time Period

100

What is the main character's name (first and last)?

Leonard Mead

100

The name of the king of Suza.

Xerxes

100

Victorian England would be an example of which setting category (time period, location, context, atmosphere)?

Time period

200

The "_____ incident" is what propels the characters into the conflict.

Inciting

200

The _____ is the specifical physical place where the story occurs; can shape the plot and characters' interactions

Location

200

What year does the story take place in?

2053

200

In what context does Esther say, "If I perish, I perish"?

After Mordecai implores her to advocate for the Jewish people to Xerxes

200

What science-baesd story that you read last year did we cite as an example of time period/context?

Jekyll and Hyde
300

The plot diagram we studied is called ______'s Diagram (named after a 19th-century German playwrite).

Freytag
300

The _______ refers to the societal norms, cultural practices, and historical circumstances that define the characters' world.

Context

300

What is one theme of the story?

Dystopian society

The "dead"-ness of future society

300

What is Mordecai's relation to Esther?

Cousin; he raises her after the death of her parents

300

In the VeggieTales Esther episode, what does Vashti refuse to do for Xerxes that replaces her refusal to be displayed in the original text?

Make him a sandwich

400

What part of "Lighthouse," the short film we watched, was the climax?

The light glass shatters

400

The _____ refers to the mood or feeling evoked by the setting; enhances the emotional impact of the story.

Atmosphere

400

What is notable about the police car that interrogates Leonard?

It is the only one left in the city

OR

It isn't driven by anyone physically

400

Susa, the city in which the story takes place, was the capital city of what?

The ancient Persian empire

400

What year was "The Pedestrian" written?

1951

500

In "The Lighthouse," the boat avoiding the coast in the falling action or the resolution?

The resolution; the townspeople coming to help with their lights is the falling action that produces the resolution, which is the end of the story

500

"Growing up in a small coastal town, Pedro developed a deep connection to the sea and a strong sense of adventure" --- That description of a story would appeal to the _______ aspect of setting (time period, location, context, atmosphere)

Location

500

What historical groups of people/countries did we cite as an example of the oppressive society seen in "The Pedestrian"?

USSR/Germany

500

How tall was the 50-cubit pole that Haman was impaled on --- in feet?

75-80 feet

500

A story that specifically engages with class divisions in Regency England would be appealing to which aspect of setting (time period, context, location, atmosphere)?

Context
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