Billennium
Sandpiper
Meteor
House of Usher
Devices
100

The general theme of this story is . . . 

What is overpopulation?

100

Name the city and country where the story takes place.

What is Alexandria, Egypt?

100

The aliens are from the planet ___________.

What is planet Forta?

100

The names of the twins are . . . 

Who is Roderick and Madeline?

100

The main character of the story is called the . . . 

What is the protagonist?

200

Billennium was authored by ______________.

Who is J.G. Ballard?

200

One of the stories themes has to do with ____________.  This can come in the form of culture, gender, social, etc.

What is identity?

200

The alien narrator's name is . . . 

Who is Onns?

200

This story is a perfect example of ___________ literature.

What is Gothic Literature?

200

When something happens that is different than what is expected to happen.  Ex.  A police station gets robbed.

What is irony?

300

The protagonist of the story works as a . . . 

What is a librarian?

300

What stops the narrator from leaving Egypt?

Who is her daughter?

300

The intent of the aliens is to destroy the humans and take over their planet.

True

False

What is False?

300

Name the Roderick's ballad about the Usher family and house.

What is the Haunted Palace?

300

A subtle hint about the development of the plot, which will come later in the story.

What is foreshadowing?

400

The cubicle represents . . . 

What is power and loss of freedom?

400

One of the biggest problems the narrator has in this story, is adapting to her husbands _______________.

What is culture?

400

The main challenge for the aliens to co-exist with humans is . . . 

What is their size?

400

This story was published in . . . 

What is 1839?

500

The wardrobe represents . . . 

What is beauty and freedom (loss of)?

500

In the story the narrator's marriage is ____________.

What is failing?

500

Like the aliens, Sally also talks about travelling to another _______________.

What is planet?

500

Roderick plays the ___________. (instrument)

What is the guitar?

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