Conflict
Character
Vocabulary
Treasure Island
A Christmas Carol
100

What is conflict?

Defined as the opposition of two or more characters or forces.

100

How are characters revealed in literature?

Characters are revealed through action, dialogue, and description. 

100

Giving human characteristics to something that is not human. 

What is personification?

100

Who is the narrator in Treasure Island?

Jim Hawkins

100

Scrooge's old business partner.

Who is Marley?

200

What is an external conflict?

An external conflict is a conflict between man and an outside force. 

200

What is indirect characterization? 

A character description where the reader must infer character traits. 

200

The mood or emotion that the reader is supposed to share with the characters.

What is atmosphere?

200

What does Billy Bones tell Jim to keep his "weather eye open" for?

A seaman with one leg.

200

Three spirits. 

Who does Marley's ghost tell Scrooge to expect?

300

Who is the protagonist of "Top Man"?

Martin Nace

300

What is a sympathetic character?

A character with whom the reader identifies or likes. 

300

Type of character description in which straightforward details tell the reader about the character. 

What is direct characterization?

300

What happens to the captain that forces Jim and his mother to send for the doctor?

The captain has a stroke. 

300

Bah Humbug

What does Scrooge say when angered by Christmas cheer?

400

What two story elements add to the story's conflict?

Setting and atmosphere enhance the story's conflict. 

400

What is a tragedy?

It is a story whose protagonist's flaws cause him great suffering that leads to a catastrophe. 

400

The protagonist's most significant fault that triggers the tragic hero's downfall.

What is the tragic flaw?

400

Is Long John Silver a flat or round character? Dynamic or static?

He is a round, static character. 

400

a horn of plenty

What is the Ghost of Christmas Present holding in his hand?

500

Give two reasons why Jerry swims through the tunnel. 

Jerry wants to prove to himself that he can overcome his fear, and he wants to prove to the other boys that he can do it. 

500

What is a normative character?

A character who models the author's ethics. 

500

A character used to emphasize another character's opposing traits. 

What is a foil?

500

What is the main type of conflict in Treasure Island? Name the participants in the conflict. 

Man vs. Man; Jim vs. Long John

500

a raise

What surprise does Scrooge give Cratchit the next day?