Elements of Fiction
The Storm
The Landlady
Through the Tunnel
Lamb to the Slaughter
100

This is the term for a moral or main message of a story.

What is a theme?

100

This is the perspective of this short story.

What is third-person limited?

100

Billy stops in at the Landlady's _____.

What is Bed and Breakfast?

100

This is the name of the protagonist.

What is Jerry?

100

This is the frozen piece of meat that Mary uses as her weapon.

What is a leg of lamb?

200

Understanding a character better through their dialogue, actions, and thoughts is known as _____?

What is characterization?

200

Janet is returning home after seeing this person.

Who is her sister?

200

The Landlady gets Billy to drink _____.

What is tea?

200

Jerry practises holding his breath underwater with what goal in mind?

What is to swim through the tunnel?

200

What is the most notable type of conflict in this short story?

What is Person vs. Person?

300

Setting refers to a story's time, place, and _____.

What is atmosphere?

300

Janet in conflict with the storm outside is a ____ vs. ____ conflict.

What is Person vs. Nature?

300

By the end it is learned that the Landlady is a _____ because she stuffs her pets and presumably her house guests.

What is a taxidermist?

300

What physical ailment does Jerry suffer from when he stays under the water for too long? 

What is a bloody nose?

300

This is the name of the sergeant who is called to the scene.

What is Jack Noonan?

400

Another term for conclusion is ______.

What is denouement?

400

When Janet sees this on Ben at the end, she comes to the realization that Ben is a danger to her.

What is the ring the dead woman was wearing?

400

This is the perspective of this short story.

What is third-person limited?

400

A theme of this story is an individual's struggle to achieve difficult _____.

What are goals?

400

Mary Maloney picks this up for dessert at the grocery store.

What is cheesecake?

500

With this type of third-person narration, the narrator knows the thoughts of multiple characters.

What is omniscient?

500

The arrival of these is a source of tension between Janet and Ben.

What are white envelopes?

500

Christopher Mulholland and _____ are the two names in the guest book that Billy sees.

What is Gregory Temple?

500

What is Jerry's internal conflict as it relates to his mother?

What is wanting to be a good son while also wanting to gain independence from his mother?

500

Who is the author of this short story?

Who is Roald Dahl?