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Characters
Theme
Literary Elements
Plot
O. Henry
100
The main character/safecracker in "A Retrieved Reformation"
Who is Jimmy Valentine?
100
You should do anything for the ones you love.
What is a possible theme of "A Retrieved Reformation?"
100
A direct comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
100
At the beginning of “A Retrieved Reformation,” Jimmy is released from jail because of this.
What is bribing the governor to get the governor's pardon?
100
The early 1900's
What is the time period O. Henry published some of his most famous works?
200
A word that characterizes Jimmy Wells in "After Twenty Years"
What is loyal?
200
What theme is not
What is the story's genre or summary of the story?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! When a reader uses clues and details from a text to form an opinion of a character, setting, and/or theme.
What is an inference?
200
The reason Jimmy Valentine goes to Elmore, Arkansas?
What is to rob the bank there?
200
Surprise endings
What is what O. Henry is famous for?
300
The internal conflict Jimmy Wells faces.
What is that Jimmy's childhood friend (Bob) has become a criminal and Jimmy doesn’t know whether or not to arrest Bob.
300
Time can change friendships.
What is a theme of "After Twenty Years?"
300
When an author gives the reader clues to predict future events.
What is foreshadowing?
300
Jimmy Wells and Bob decided to meet after twenty years due to this.
What is they wanted to see how one another's lives turned out.
300
O. Henry's real name.
What is William Sydney Porter?
400
The detective on the trail of Jimmy Valentine in "A Retrieved Reformation"
Who is Ben Price?
400
The definition of "theme".
What is the author's general message about life that is inferred by the reader.
400
When the author writes an ending that is the opposite of what the reader expects.
What is a surprise ending?
400
This is what happened to Bob out west.
What is he turned into a criminal?
400
New York City
What is the setting of many of O. Henry's stories?
500
Jimmy Valentine's motivation for changing his identity to be Ralph D. Spencer
What is his love for Annabel Adams?
500
Time changes people.
What is a possible theme of both "After Twenty Years" and "A Retrieved Reformation?"
500
Lots of details, a surprise ending, and characters who are criminals.
What are characteristics of O.Henry's writing style?
500
This is the setting of "After Twenty Years."
What is New York City?
500
jail
What is where O. Henry found inspiration for his characters?