Vocabulary
Immaculate
perfectly clean, neat, or tidy
What was the narrator doing when Carlos first approached him.
He was having a beer and a cigarette while watching the American boys and English girls in the pool.
"He became a faint, misty, quick moving outline, like the spokes of a turning wheel."
Simile
What is the capital of Jamaica?
Kingston
Spokes
the bars connecting the center of a wheel to its outer edge
How many times did the lighter successfully light before Carlos’ wife interrupted?
8
Suspense and suspicion
Mood
Las Vegas, the city famous for making bets, is located in what state?
Nevada
Wick
a strip of material which draws liquid fuel to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter
What color was the Cadillac?
Green
When the sailor recieves the offer of the bet, he is hesitant and has many doubts, but in the end he accepts.
Internal Conflic (man vs. self)
Who was the protagonist that had his finger torn off in an extremely famous trilogy of books and movies?
Frodo Baggins
Wisps
a small thin bunch, piece, or amount of something
What color was the English girl's bathing suit?
Pale blue.
"There was a woman's dressing gown lying across the bottom of one of the beds" (page 6)
Foreshadowing
What percentage of hand strength is generated from your baby finger/pinky?
50%
Comtemptuous
feeling or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
According to the old man’s wife, how many fingers has he taken from people?
47
When the sailor was flicking the lighter, the reader thought he was going to make it all the way up to ten but the woman comes rushing in and she reveals the man’s plot for the boy.
Situational irony
Roald Dahl died in 1990. What age was he?
74