I almost drowned in the lake at my grandfather's cottage?
Who is Bernice?
100
And when I left she kept expecting me to come back. Like Eurydice waiting and I didn’t even look back.
What is allusion?
100
The Monkey's Paw?
Who is W.W. Jacobs?
100
This is a realistic character having several sides to his character; a character who seems as complex, consistent, and surprising as a real person.
What is a round character?
100
This story takes place during Greek mythological times?
What is "Orpheus and Eurydice"?
200
I have tried to kill myself before because I can't handle the stresses of my life.
Who is Rock Hudson - William Ranson?
200
The kid fluttered around and took off into the trees behind the cottage; her yellow skirt like a wind-borne kite.
What is simile?
200
Losses
Who is James Lee Burke?
200
This is a limited character, usually a minor character who has only one apparent quality, often referred to as stereotypical. Some examples might be: the loud, pushy salesperson; the rude waiter, the dumb jock.
What is a flat character?
200
This story takes place at Pinehills Clinic, a hospital for alcoholics and mentally ill patients?
What is "The Sound of Hollyhocks"?
300
He was mangled in the machinery at his work place.
Who is Herbert White?
300
That at the eastern extremity was hung, for example, in blue — and vividly blue were its windows.
What is symbolism?
300
A Few Notes for Orpheus
Who is Don Bailey?
300
This character seems incapable of change and is sometimes called a fixed character too; no matter
what happens to them or what they do, they act basically the same way (like Frankenstein); they never experience any growth or development.
What is a static character?
300
Most of the plot unfolds at a lake outside of Toronto, at the family cottage.
What is "A Few Notes for Orpheus"?
400
He has to start using his telephone to communicate with his family or he is going to lose them all.
Who is Jake?
400
. . . whose tall figure stood erect and motionless within the shadow of the ebony clock,
What is symbolism - represents death?
400
Orpheus and Eurydice
Who is Thomas Bulfinch? (Bulfinch Mythology)
400
This is a character who changes or develops over the course of the story; the change is usually in their outlook on life.
What is a dynamic character?
400
This story takes place in London around 1904, in a villa in an isolated location.
What is "The Monkey's Paw"?
500
At the climax of the story, he was found with yellow paint on the palm of his hand.
Who is John?
500
. . . . now she was a bloody albatross around his neck.
What is a metaphor?
500
The Diary of Anne Frank
Who is Anne Frank?
500
The protagonist's opponent.
What is the antagonist?
500
This story takes place in the tundra regions of northern Canada.