In this type of story a character will have a life-changing experience
What is a "turning point"
100
A man was stuck in a bad snowstorm.
What is the plot of "Master and Man?"
100
He is the detective's "right hand man" (his assistant, that is), and the narrator in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band."
Who is Dr. Watson?
100
When the narrator telling the story is "all knowing"
What is third person point of view
100
They have a beginning, middle and end.
What are the three parts of every plot.
200
This type of writing is usually fast-paced and exciting and may be based on events that really happened or people who really lived.
What are adventure stories?
200
A traveler learns of -- and maybe experiences -- a monster while on a horseback trip in Costa Rica.
What is the plot of "The Cegua"
200
His name is Sherlock Holmes.
Who is the detective in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band?"
200
This is a "look into the past" during the course of a story (or movie).
What is a flashback?
200
He was a barber.
What was the occupation of the main character in "Just Lather, That's All."
300
This type of writing imagines the effects or technology and science in the future.
What is science fiction writing?
300
This is when the author gives us "clues" of something to come later on in the story. (or movie)
What is foreshadowing?
300
He was an engineer and the commander of the Galaxis in "The Expedition."
What was Bruno's profession and what role did he play on the ship?
300
The stress or tension that occurs between one character and another, one character and the natural world, one character and himself, one character and society is called this.
What is conflict?
300
This is the final outcome of the main event in a story, and a synonym for it is "denouement."
What is the resolution?
400
This type of story is sometimes called mysteries or "whodunits."
What is a detective story?
400
In this story, two childhood friends who had been separated by war rediscover each other and they are on the opposing sides.
What is the plot of "Cranes?"
400
Cerebus.
What was the name of the planet the characters in "The Expedition" were traveling to?
400
The rain and stormy weather when Okeke, the grandfather in "Marriage is a Private Affair," is thinking about his young grandsons.
What is symbolism?
400
When something is difficult to understand or could be understood in more than one way, it is said to have this.
What is ambiguity?
500
The kind of writing that shows characters and their environment in conflict.
What is naturalism?
500
In this story, a bat who is rejected by the birds is accepted by the animals and goes on to win the ball game for the animals.
What is the plot of "The Story of the Bat?"
500
The character who was the strongest and most forgiving in the story "Marriage is a Private Affair."
Who is Nene?
500
These are phrases that cannot be understood by JUST knowing the meanings of the words in the phrases.