Characters
Characters in stories can be people, __________, or things.
What is "animals?"
Setting is the time AND ___________ in a short story.
What is "place?"
Conflict can be described as the _____________ between two opposing forces.
What is "struggle?"
The "theme" in a story is the big __________ about human experience that the author wants us to know.
What is "idea?"
The definition of plot is: "The sequence of ___________ that take place in a story."
What is "events?"
The main character in a story is the __________.
What is "protagonist?"
The setting of a short story is usually described in the:
a. beginning of the story
b. middle of the story
c. end of the story
What is "a. beginning of the story?"
Two types of conflict are internal conflict and ___________ conflict.
What is "external?"
Often the main character learns a ___________ that the reader is also supposed to learn.
What is "lesson?"
The stage in the story that introduces the characters, setting, and conflict is called the _____________.
What is "Exposition?"
The character who is in conflict is called the ___________.
What is "antagonist?"
What detail about setting is given in this line from "Amigo Brothers":
"They both lived on Lower East Side of Manhattan"
What is "place?"
Conflict is usually resolved, or determined, during the ___________ action of the story.
What is "falling?"
Sometimes a story has a hidden message, and the reader must ___________, or figure out, that message.
What is "infer?"
During the _____________ Action, the events get more exciting and the suspense builds.
What is "Rising?"
What a character says in a story shows us what the character is like. Another way we learn what a character is like is what the character _____________.
What is "does / thinks?"
From what country did Sergeant-Major Morris get the monkey's paw?
What is "India?"
In "The Monkey's Paw," the conflict is between The Whites and ____________.
What is "the paw?"
A good theme for the story "The Lion and the Mouse" is:
a. The bigger you are, the more respect you'll get.
b. Little guys are never trustworthy.
c. Help your friends.
What is "Help your friends?"
Point in the story that is usually most intense and exciting.
What is "the Climax?"
One of the main characters in "The Monkey's Paw" is ____________.
What is "Mr. White / Mrs. White / Harold White / Sergeant-Major Morris?"
The description of the night when Sergeant-Major Morris visits the Whites.
What is "cold and wet?"
Although not stated in the story "The Monkey's Paw," Mr. White's final wish was probably for his son to ___________.
What is "return to the grave?"
A possible theme for "The Monkey's Paw" could be:
a. Dead animal paws are unsanitary.
b. Be careful what you wish for.
c. You are in control of your own destiny.
What is "Be careful what you wish for?"
The end of the story.
What is the "Resolution?"