Vocabulary/Literary Terms
The beginning of the story, characters, setting, and the main conflict are typically introduced.
What is exposition?
Who is General Zaroff?
Alyssa celebrated Christmas late.
Compound or simple?
What is a simple sentence?
Teaches the law of the club.
The telling of a story from the perspective of a "he/she/they"
What is third-person narration?
Takes French to impress Teresa.
Who is Victor?
"I’LL NEVER MAKE THE TEAM. I don't know all the rules,” Derek thought.
What is indirect characterization?
Sells Buck from Judge Miller's house
The loving and caring owner.
Gives the audience hints or signs about the future. It suggests what is to come through imagery, language, and/or symbolism. It does not directly give away the outcome, but rather, suggests it.
What is foreshadowing?
The victor in The Most Dangerous Game?
Who is Rainsford?
We won the game, but my uniform was muddy because it rained the entire time.
What type of sentence is this?
What is a compound-complex sentence?
What does Sol-leks mean?
Who is Sol-leks?
Is a statement that contradicts itself, or that must be both true and untrue at the same time.
What is paradox?
WHAT IS TRUE OR FALSE?
In the story "The Most Dangerous Game" General Zaroff was motivated to create the island because of the desire for fame and glory?
WHAT IS FALSE?
The bewildered tourist. Phrase or clause?
What is a phrase?
Why does Francois believe that Spitz is one devil and Buck is two devils?
Because Buck is more feral
Why is it believed that Spitz and Buck must "fight to the death"?
Because there is no common ground between the two; only one person can be the leader
“Survival of the fittest”—the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better.
What is social darwinism?
Victor and Michael talk about "picking grapes in order to buy their fall clothes." What does that conversation reveal about their characters?
What is hardworking and responsible?
Nelly went to the park, but Matthew stayed home.
Is this compound or simple?
What is a compound sentence?
What kind of problems does the team encounter that slow down their trip to Dawson?
The environment around them.
Buck and Spitz constantly fight.
Why are the dogs described in Chapter 6 as perambulating skeletons?
They resemble walking skeletons