Short Stories Yo
Name the two authors of 'The Colomber' and 'Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket'
Dino Buzzatti and Jack Finney
Name the five elements of plot
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution/ Denouement
What day did Hae Min Lee go missing?
January 13th, 1999.
What does Sarah say is the most incriminating piece of evidence against Adnan?
Define the word 'fabricate' AND use it in a sentence.
invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent. (can be positive or negative)
What is the Colomber a metaphor for? (Be specific)
Fear! That you want to face but don't
Whats the difference between denotation and connotation?
Connotation - An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Denotation - The literal meaning of a word; dictionary definition.
According the state’s prosecutors, what was Adnan’s motive for his crime?
He was enraged after she damaged his honor by breaking up with him.
Describe the school Calendar from January 13th- January 19th
13th- regular school. 14th and 15th- snowdays
16th and 17th- weekend
18th- MLK
19th- Back at school
Define the word 'disinter' and use it in a sentence
dig up/ discover something that has been hidden
What is the ledge a metaphor for in Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket?
How dangerous it is to value work above family, how loose a grip Tom has on his marriage.
Whats the difference between 3rd person limited and third person omniscient?
Omniscient: Narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters. The author may move from character to character to show how each one contributes to the plot.
Limited: Narrator knows thoughts and feelings of one character.
Where was Hae's body found? And who found it?
Leakin Park
Name 6 people that were called from/to Adnan's phone on January 13th.
Patrick, Jen, Nisha, Jay, Hae, Officer Adcock
Define 'besmirch' and use it in a sentence
damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others.
Why is the story called 'Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket?
Because all that would be left to identify Tom would be the yellow sheet that is illegible to anyone but him.
What are the four types of Conflict? (Man vs..
Man Vs. Society
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Self
How many phone calls were made to and from Adnan's phone the day of Hae's murder?
34
1. School is out - Adnan asks Hae for a ride
2. Adnan gets in Hae's car
3. Hae gets a snack
4. They go to Best Buy
5. Adnan strangles Hae
6. Puts her body in the trunk
7. Goes to best buy to call Jay at the phonebooth
Use inundate and jarring in the same sentence
inundate: overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with/ flood
jarring:incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.
Why does Sefano want to confront the Colomber at the end of his life?
AND
What happens?
Stefano thinks he owes it to the Colomber to face it, he has been more loyal to him than any friend could have.
The Colomber only wanted to give him the pearl of the sea to bless him.
Come up with a 7 word alliteration for the Christmas season
Figure of speech in with repeated sound of the first or second letter in a series of words, or the repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase.
Why is the Nisha call so incriminating? Name 3 reasons
1) Only Adnan knew Nisha- placed him with Jay that afternoon
2) She didn't have a voicemail box set up
3) The time that it was made
Name all the stops that Jay said him and Adnan took on their drive the afternoon of the 13th.
7 Stops ( Start with where Jay meets Adnan)
1- Best Buy
2- 1-70 Park and Ride
3- Forest Park
4- Cliffs at Patabsco Park
5- School for Track
6- Cathy's House
7- Back at School
Use conspicuous, irrefutable, and debunk in the same sentence.
conspicuous: standing out so as to be clearly visible.
irrefutable: impossible to deny or disprove.
debunk: expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief).