Short Stories
This Ray Bradbury short story takes place on the planet Venus where it rains for 7 years straight.
What is "All Summer in a Day"?
This character from mythology did not heed the warning from his father about flying too close to the sun
Who is Icarus?
Wiesel was this age when liberated from the concentration camps
What is 16 years old?
This character appeared to Will in the elevator having aged since their death eight years ago.
Who is Dani?
Ms. Sizemore has two of these cute domestic animals
What is a cat?
This short story by Roald Dahl features Mary Maloney, who kills her husband with a frozen dinner item.
What is "Lamb to the Slaughter"?
This character from Greek mythology was punished by the goddess Nemesis for being too selfish and self-involved
Who is Narcissus?
This is what the forced evacuations were called when the Nazis drove the prisoners out of the camps as Russian forces advanced
What is a death march?
This list explains what one is to do after a loved one is shot
What is The Rules?
What is floral arranging?
This short story by O. Henry takes place at Christmas time and follows the story of Jim and Della.
What is "The Gift of the Magi"?
This god granted King Midas his wish of having the golden touch
Who is Bacchus?
What is dehumanization?
This character started dealing drugs in order to buy a new camera
Who is Uncle Mark?
This is the winter month of Ms. Sizemore's birthday.
What is February?
The literary device shown when the policemen eat the murder weapon, but the audience knows that it was what Mary Maloney used to kill her husband, Patrick.
What is dramatic irony?
This goddess wouldn't let the crops grown while her daughter, Persephone, was taken to the Underworld
Who is Demeter?
This haunting message was written across the iron gates to Auschwitz as prisoners entered
What is "Arbeit Macht Frei"?
Who is Frick?
What is 3 years?
This literary device is used by O. Henry as a reference to another work and to compare Jim and Della to the wise men from the Bible.
What is an allusion?
This character from Greek mythology was the first woman and was also responsible for releasing evil into the world
Who is Pandora?
This infographic feature helps readers find key words in a text by page number and is usually found at the end of a text
What is an index?
This is who Will is narrating/ speaking the story Long Way Down to.
Who is the audience/reader?
What is Claire (8) and Lydia (5)?