Big Things Come
in Small Packages
A Sound of Thunder
Monsters are Due on Maple Street
User Friendly/From Agnes with Love
Plot elements
100

This is the name of the narrator in "Big Things Come in Small Packages.

Who is LaShana Mae?

100

A Tyrannosaurus Rex

What was the target of the hunt? 

100

The figurative "real" monsters in the story. 

Who were the people who lived on Maple Street? 

100

The name of Kevin's computer for the majority of the story. 

What is Louis? 

100

The beginning of the story, where characters are introduced, the setting is explained, and the basic scenario is introduced. 

What is the Exposition?

200

The boy who is the hero of the story. 

Who is Tucker Willis? 

200

The totalitarian dictator who was in charge when the hunters returned to the present day.

Who is Deutscher? 

200

The main character in the play who was right up until the end, the closest person to be a voice of reason. 

Who was Steve?

200

The guy who drove a sports car, had a tan and muscles in "From Agnes, with Love". 

Who was Walter? 

200

The conclusion of the story where questions in the text are usually resolved.

What is the Resolution? 

300

The name of the ghost who helps the boy save another character in the story. 

Who is Richard Ethridge? 

300

The living being that caused a disruption of the normal timeline due to being stepped on.  

What is a butterfly?

300

These are the literary pieces that Tommy used to identify monsters.

What are comic books?

300

A high school student who is described as a star football player and bully that does not like Kevin, especially toward the end of the story. 

Who is Chuck Linke? 

300

This occurs after the turning point event in the story that leads toward the conclusion. 

What is the falling action? 

400

The name of the city where the characters in the story lived. 

What is Morehead City?

400

The man who paid Time Safari, Inc. to travel in time to hunt. 

Who is Eckels?

400

The first citizen of Maple Street who was thought to be the monster because his car kept turning on and off without cause. 

Who was Les Goodman? 

400

An office worker who is allergic to roses and leads Elwood on for a while. 

Who is Millie? 

400

The turning point of the story, usually portrayed in some exciting event, that starts leading the story to its conclusion. 

What is Climax? 

500

The man that was saved by the young boy in the story. 

Who is Mr. Nibbles? 

500

The hunting guide that worked for Time Safari, Inc. 

Who is Travis? 

500

The man who went to find help and was shot by Charlie. 

Who was Pete Van Horn? 

500

The name of the person who kills "Louise".

Who is Jeremy Neal, Kevin's father? 

500

Events that progress the story forward after the intro. 

What is Rising Action?