Lottery
What is the setting described as at the beginning of the story?
-clear, sunny, fresh, calm, relaxing
How would you characterize Peter and Wendy? Why?
Answers may vary, example answer:
They are spoiled and disrespectful. They address their parents in a tone that children should not and they throw fits when their parents threaten to take technology away from them.
What do Zaroff and Rainsford have in common?
They both love hunting.
What is foreshadowing?
Clues an author uses in a text to build suspense that something big will happen.
A synonym for affable is?
-friendly
-kind
-thoughtful
(answers may vary)
You expect as a reader that the text will be about something positive that someone wins, but really the winner has to die.
What is the mood created by nursery?
suspenseful; eerie; gloomy; uncomfortable
(answers may vary)
Name two things found in the rising action of the text.
Ex:
-the hunt begins
-Zaroff and Rainsford eat together
-Ivan dies
What are the three types of questions? Can you give an example of each?
-Interpretive (simple; right from the text)
-Evaluative (analyzing; requires thought)
-Application (connections; relate to real life)
a. are disgusted
b. are friendly
c. stop
c. stop
What is ironic about Tesse winning the lottery?
She shows up late joking around and then she winds up with the most serious outcome- death.
Who is Mr. McClean?
He is a psychologist who comes to the Hadley's home to work with the children and figure out their needs based on the images in the nursery.
Why does Zaroff hunt humans? What does this say about him?
He has gotten bored with traditional hunting and wants to hunt something that can think and rationalize. It says that he is someone who is never satisfied and always wants more. (answers may vary)
What are the different types of irony?
-Dramatic
-Verbal
-Situational
Jackie is very _____ because she does things without thinking.
a. affable
b. cunning
c. ardent
d. imprudent
d. imprudent
What is one instance of foreshadowing in the text?
-Collecting stones at the beginning
-The black box
-The names used (i.e. Mr. Graves/ Mr. Summers)
-Tessie's late arrival
*There are more answers. Please refer to your note tracker for foreshadowing.*
How does the nursery work?
The children create an image in their head and then he nursery transforms to show that image with lights and smells.
How does Rainsford's opinion about hunting change over the course of the text and why?
What three things do you find in the exposition of the text?
-characters
-conflict (background info)
-setting
What is an antonym for condone?
disagree, not like, not allow, disapprove
(answers may vary)
Why does the lottery take place? How do the people feel about it?
It is supposed to bring good luck for the harvest (crop growing). The people participate every year solely because it is tradition; they haven't made any efforts to change it even though some don't agree with it.
What is the climax of "The Veldt"?
When the door closes and they scream (when the parents are killed.)
How does the hunt work?
Zaroff gives them food and allows them to exercise before they get a 3 hour head start on the island. He then hunts them.
How do you figure out a character's traits?
Pay attention to their speech, actions, reactions, and thoughts throughout the text.
Create an original sentence with the word surmounted.
Ex: I surmounted my fear of public humiliation when I got up in front of my chorus class and tried out for the solo.