The Landlady
Who is the main character of the story, and how old is he?
Billy Weaver - 17 years old
Who is the author of the story?
Edgar Allan Poe
Who brings the monkey' paw to the White household?
Sergeant Morris
What are the 2 main components of a setting? (ie, the setting is made up of a story's _____ and ______)
time and place
In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", who travels to Christmas Town?
Jack Skellington
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Candy corn
HTOSG
Ghost
What creatures can vampires turn into?
Bats
What flowers does the landlady keep in the window, and what color are they?
Yellow chrysanthemums
The policemen do not know that, while they are questioning the narrator, they are actually standing over his body hidden under the floorboards, but readers are aware of this. What type of irony is this?
Dramatic irony
What was the first name of Mr and Mrs White's son?
Herbert
Name the 3 main types of external conflict
character vs character
character vs nature
character vs society
In "Coraline", what does Coraline have to do to stay in the Other World?
Sew buttons over her eyes
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Haunted house
TDAENUH
Haunted
The “original” and most famous vampire
Dracula
How much does the landlady charge per night, and what does this include a long with board?
Five and sixpence a night, including breakfast
Why do the police officers come to the old man's house?
A neighbor reported hearing a shriek/loud noise
Finish the simile: after Mr White makes his first wish, the monkey's paw moves like a...
snake
Name the 3 main types of irony
verbal, situational, and dramatic
Who is the villain/killer in the movie series Halloween?
Michael Myers
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Walking dead
ARRVYDAEG
Graveyard
what term is used for the male version of a witch?
warlock
What is the name of the landlady's dachshund?
Basil
What can be seen as a symbol of the narrator's emotions and possible guilt?
the beating heart
What does the monkey's paw symbolize?
greed/temptation/evil
Name + correctly spell out loud the literary device seen in the following words:
Boom! Splat! Pow!
Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the hand in "The Adams Family"?
Thing
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Trick or treat
RINKTEFNAESN
Frankenstein
What holiday is widely celebrated in Mexico right after Halloween?
Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead
What are the names of the 2 previous boys that stayed with the landlady?
Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple
What 2 things was the narrator obsessed with?
the old man's "vulture" eye and the beating of his heart
When there is knocking at the door at the end of the story, what does Mr White tell his wife the noise must be?
a rat
"skeleton in the closet", "dig your own grave", and "ghost town" are all Halloween-themed examples of what literary device?
they are all idioms
"Do you like scary movies?" is a famous quote taken from the opening scene of which "scary" movie?
Scream
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Werewolf
KACJ O TRNALEN
Jack o‘ lantern
What country did Halloween originate in?
Ireland
What did the landlady smell like, and what did Billy's tea taste like?
The landlady smelled like leather, while Billy's tea tasted like bitter almonds
What is the climax of the story?
When the narrator kills the old man
What is most commonly seen as the climax of the story?
When Mr White makes his 3rd wish
Create a Halloween-themed sentence using alliteration for the letter "s" with at least seven "s" words!
Points given at Ms Horvath's discretion
Name 3 horror movies that all center around the idea of an evil/"possessed" doll
-Child's Play/Chucky movies
-Annabelle
-M3gan
-Saw (Billy the doll)
-Poltergeist (possessed clown doll)
-Goosebumps (Slappy)
-Dolls (movie about killer dolls)
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Silence of the Lambs
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Zombie Apocalypse
Which famous magician actually died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini