SHORT STORIES
What was the purpose of the "Lottery"?
POPULATION CONTROL
The quote "I feel like a vampire at a werewolf convention" is an example of what literary device?
SIMILE
What appeal deals with factual information?
LOGOS
How does the author build suspense in “A Tell-Tale Heart”?
HE HAD THE NARRATOR WATCH THE OLD MAN FOR 7 NIGHTS
Who wrote Antigone?
SOPHOCLES
Analyze the following passage. Why humans are "the most dangerous game."
“Rainsford knew he could do one of two things. He could stay where he was and wait. That was suicide. He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable. For a moment he stood there, thinking. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and, tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp.”
BECAUSE THEY CAN THINK AND MAKE RATIONAL DECISIONS
Read the following excerpt from the book
Sighing, I look around the main hallway. It takes a while, but I finally find the B hall. I open the door and walk into the middle of class. Feel like a vampire at a werewolf convention. The teacher eyes me. "Yes?" she says. I explain I'm a new student. She tells me to take an empty seat.
Why does Mia compare herself to a vampire at a werewolf convention in the paragraph?
BECAUSE SHE FEELS OUT OF PLACE AT HER NEW SCHOOL
What appeal deals with emotion?
PATHOS
What can be a central theme of The Cask of Amontillado?
REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD
True or False: Antigone said the following quote:
“I have been a stranger here in my own land: all my life, the blasphemy of my birth has followed me.”
TRUE
In the short story The Lottery, what can be a central theme?
THE IMPORTANCE OF QUESTIONING TRADITION
Mia and Nasreen both share a lot of things in common. What is the primary thing that makes them the MOST compatible as friends?
THEIR SOCIAL STATUS AT SCHOOL
The following statement is an example of what type of appeal:
“If we don’t move soon, we’re all going to die! Can’t you see how dangerous it would be to stay!”
PATHOS
How is the narrator's sense of hearing important to the story?
THE SOUND OF THE HEARTBEAT PUSHES THE NARRATOR TO KILL THE OLD MAN
The area where the audience sat
THEATRON
Not being able to see what the animals are eating creates what kind of emotional tone in the story?
SUSPENSE
What is Mia’s primary conflict in her life according to the story?
SHE IS A SIMPLE GIRL
The following statement is an example of what type of appeal:
“As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely produce the best results.”
ETHOS
Describe the tone and the mood, or atmosphere, of "The Cask of Amontillado".
GRIM AND SUSPENSEFUL
Greek theatre was invented during festivals honoring what Greek god?
DIONYSUS
What is the author's primary purpose for including the following paragraph from The Veldt:
“This doesn’t feel good, I tell you. Trust me. I have a nose for something bad. This is very bad. My advice to you is to have the whole room torn down and your children brought to me every day during the next year for treatment.”
TO INFORM THE READER THAT THE CHILDREN SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF THOUGHTS ABOUT DEATH
What theme is explored the most in the following conversation?
I hesitate. People rarely understand when I explain about my religion. They like to argue. Judge. But I think Mia is truly curious. "No. Not in front of my family. And it's called a hijab." "So if I wasn't here, you wouldn't be wearing your...hijab?" "That's right. I don't know you very well. You might describe my hair to men you know. And that would be immodest."
CULTURE
The following statement is an example of what type of appeal(s):
"Studies show that 8 out of 10 people love Ms. Trahan's class"
LOGOS AND PATHOS
What character trait does the narrator convey through this sentence?
"I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole hour I did not move a muscle..."
INTELLIGENCE
True or False: Haimon said the following quote:
“There is no happiness… but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, and proud men in old age learn to be wise.”
FALSE