"Even death did not mar its grace, for it lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers, and we stood around it, awed by its exotic beauty." This foreshadows another event in the story...
What is Doodle's death?
100
This is what Madame Loisel longs for at the beginning of the story.
What is wealth?
100
This word is used to describe the king, and likewise his people and the princess.
What is semibarbaric?
100
"I was skilled in the Italian vintages myself, and bought largely whenever I could." This is an example of this Point of View.
What is 1st person Point of View?
100
The story is told in a series of these...
What are flashbacks?
200
Doodle was born with this, something that Aunt Nicey says, "were made from Jesus' nightgown."
What is a caul?
200
The necklace is presented as this in three different ways throughout the story.
What is a symbol?
200
"This was the king's semibarbaric method of administering justice. Its perfect fairness is obvious," is an example of this literary element.
What is irony?
200
"A mason," I replied.
"A sign," he said.
"It is this," I answered, producing a trowel from beneath the folds of my roquelaire.
Is an example of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
200
The narrator ends the story the way she does in order to show this.
What is the connection between her and her mother?
What is the understanding of her mother?
300
Doodle's reactions to the scarlet ibis suggest that he is unusually...
What is sensitive?
300
The story suggests that Madame Loisel's main reason for telling Madame Forestier the true story of what happened is that she is this.
What is proud?
What is proud of the sacrifices she has made for the sake of honor?
300
The story ends with the reader in...
What is suspense?
300
Montresor kills Fortunato by doing this.
What is burying him alive?
What is chaining him to the wall and building another wall around him?
300
The story describes the mother trading "one form of flight for another" which refers to this.
What is trading the trapeze act for reading?
400
This is the reaction of the parents upon seeing Doodle walk...
What is joy?
400
At the beginning of the story, the necklace symbolizes this.
What is wealth?
What is happiness?
What is a good life?
400
The princess loves the young man but hates the lady behind the door. This leads her to an...
What is internal conflict?
400
The weakness of Fortunato.
What is he is a drunk?
What is he likes wine?
400
The narrator was embarrassed by this when her mother rescued her.
What is her mother's appearance?
500
The narrator feels conflicted because he wants to help Doodle, but it is because he is ashamed of him. This type of conflict is...
What is internal conflict?
500
In the middle of the story the necklace symbolizes this.
What is despair?
What is panic?
500
The word that describes the way in which the young man opened the door.
What is confidently?
500
The reason Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato.
What is he was insulted?
500
The narrator says she owes this to her mother three times.