Terms
A category or type of literature
Genre
Why does Frampton Nuttel visit the Sappleton's?
To help with his nervous condition
Who are we supposed to sympathize with more: Ali Baba or Cassim?
Ali Baba
What is the genre of "By Any Other Name"?
Autobiographical essay
What is the POV of "The Age of Miracles"?
First person
Fiction where a recurring character investigates and solves crimes.
Detective fiction
Why does Nuttel run out of the house at the end?
He thinks he sees ghosts.
What is the POV of "The Forty Thieves"?
3rd person omniscient
What is the POV of "By Any Other Name"?
First person
Who narrates "The Age of Miracles"?
Abner's nephew
A short essay written by the author about him or herself.
Autobiographical essay
The POV at the beginning of "The Open Window"
3rd person limited omniscient
What does the POV help us learn about Cassim and his wife?
They are wealthy, greedy, and deceitful.
What is the effect of the POV of "By Any Other Name" on the reader?
The reader is connected to or sympathetic to the main character.
Why did Benton Wolf finally agree to sign the deed?
Abner says "your brother ought not to be buried in his gloves", which would reveal he was murdered.
The person created by the author to tell the story.
Persona
How does the POV change at the end of the story?
It becomes omniscient. We get inside information about Vera, and the story continues even though Nuttel left.
What motivates Morgiana?
Loyalty
Why does Premila decide to leave school?
The teacher says Indian children cheat.
What motivates Abner to solve mysteries?
his sense of moral responsibility
A short narrative of a single amusing incident concerned with the experience of only one character.
Anecdote
Which POV is an anecdote least likely to be?
3rd person omniscient
What is the effect of the POV on the reader of "The Forty Thieves"?
The reader knows character motivations; directs reader sympathies.
What is the theme of "By Any Other Name"?
The harmful prejudice of the British imperialists in India / The importance of maintaining one's identity and culture
What two qualities do the detectives in detective fiction always possess?
unusual powers of deduction and deep understanding of the human heart