Short Stories
This story included a mystery, the audience knew but most characters didn't
What is Lamb To The Slaughter?
A story of hatred, love, and death due to two families' feud
What is Romeo and Juliet?
More than likely get rid of evidence
Who is Mary Maloney?
When asking about this subject, a question will look for dialogue and actions
If part of the answer is wrong
The whole answer is wrong
This story had boys in it, cold, birds
What is "What Happened During the Ice Storm"?
This author was most famous for one work of literature, which a second one was not released until a few months before their death
Who is Harper Lee?
Mostly likely continue "living" as long as they are not destroyed
What is The House?
It is best to brush up on this, especially since some questions will suggest no change is needed
What is grammar and punctuation?
Some answers may contain words not from the text but
Hint: Sad, Gloomy
are similar in meaning
Hmmmm bread?
What is "Bread"?
This writer was not crazy during their lifetime, but after death lost their head
Who is William Shakespeare?
Most likely grow up to be like Atticus Finch
(Hint: They are group not just one character)
Who are they boys from What Happened During The Ice Storm?
When a question ask you to look at a portion of a passage, you really should
Read what comes before and after that portion
Don't read the whole thing, sometimes you can just
skim it
No he did not make it home
What is "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge"?
In Romeo and Juliet this was the last character to die
Who is Lady Montague?
More than likely jump off a bridge if you did too
Who is Jem Finch?
Often meaning the same thing but a different word
What is a synonym?
answer the question
She was such an animal, all because of the drip
What is "The Red Fox Fur Coat"?
The official report of Bob Ewell's cause of death
What is he was killed by his own knife on accident.
More than likely be mistaken for a boy from a distance
Who is Jean Louise "Scout" Finch
Key words to look out for (Name at least two)
What are: Do Not, Not, Best, Appropriate, Least, Likely, Acceptable, etc.
Often times incorrect answers will have
correct information