Short Story Terms
The problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a work of literature
What is conflict?
The dynamic character in "School Spirit" who chooses to cancel his "proposals"
Who is Arnold?
William A. Nolen's profession
What is a surgeon?
The idea that one's ethnic stock is superior to others
What is racism?
Two aspects of the setting
What are time and place?
Who is Elena?
Author of "The Road Not Taken"
Who is Robert Frost?
Elena's family are immigrants from this commonwealth of the United States
Where is Puerto Rico?
The sequence of events or actions in a fictional work
What is the plot?
Marguerite admires this lady in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who is Mrs. Flowers
Jerry Spinelli wrote this short story
What is "School Spirit"?
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is this type of nonfiction
What is an autobiography?
The main idea that the author wants to get across
The two kidnappers in "The Ransom of Red Chief"
Who are Bill and Sam?
The author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who is Maya Angelou?
The two paths in "The Road Not Taken" represent this
The manner in which the author presents events and views the characters
What is the point of view?
The patient in "The First Appendectomy"
Who is Mr. Polansky?
Judith Ortiz Coffer wrote this short story
What is "American History"?
The year "American History" takes place
What is 1963?