Narrator & POV
Voice, Tone, Mood
Setting & Genre
Character
Fun things to know that are NOT on the exam
200

The occupation of the narrator in the story "Mrs. James"

What is a housekeeper?

200

The tragedy experienced by "Sayonara"'s author Anne Morrow Lindbergh

What is the kidnapping and murder of her child?

200

The narrator of "The Red-Headed League"

Who is Dr. Watson?

200

The murderer of Abraham Lincoln

Who is John Wilkes Booth?

200

The Charles Dickens novel that begins with the opening line: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times."

What is A Tale of Two Cities?

400

The point of view in Maya Angelou's All God's Children Need Walking Shoes

What is first person?

400

The mood of "The Outsiders"

What is hopelessness, dread, or loneliness?

400

What the narrator sees in the frame at the end of "The Outsider"

What is a monster?

400

The relationship between Charley and the narrator in "Sweet Potato Pie"

What are brothers?

400

The book that holds the record for the fastest-selling new release in history

What is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

600

The point of view in which "He-y! Come on O-ut!" was written

What is 3rd person omniscient?

600

The vegetable loved by the title character in "I am Graalnak of the Vroon Empire, Destroyer of Galaxies, Supreme Overlord of the Planet Earth. Ask Me Anything."

What is a radish?

600

The setting of Into Thin Air

What is Mt. Everest?

600

A character who was described as "a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!"

Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?

600

The name of the app you can use to borrow ebooks from your local library

What is Libby?

800

The point of view of A Christmas Carol

What is 3rd person omniscient?
800

A story we read this semester in which the tone begins very lighthearted but becomes more dark and surreal as the story goes on

What is Click-Clack the Rattle-Bag?

800

A story we read this semester that was set on the moon

What is "The Sentinel"?

800

A story we read this semester in which a man does not recognize his wife and child.

What is "In Memoriam"?

800

A famous author from the first semester who was also an opthalmologist

Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

1000

The universal concept the author addresses in "Put Down the Backpack"

What is individuality or perfectionism?

1000

The occupation of the author of Into Thin Air

What is a journalist?

1000

A story we read this semester that was set in Italy.

What is "The Cask of Amontillado"?

1000

A character in A Christmas Carol who was described as "A delicate creature, whom a breath might have withered... but she had a large heart"

Who is Fan?

1000

One of the two other names that Dickens considered before settling on "Tiny Tim"

What is "Small Sam" or "Puny Pete"?