Vocab 1
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Plot Pyramid
Short Stories
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100

(adjective) : not easily upset or excited; easygoing

Placid

100

(verb) : to solidify, especially because of cooling

Congeal

100

What is the problem of the story?

Conflict

100

Who is one character in "The Most Dangerous Game"

Ivan, Rainsford, Zaroff

100

What color shirt was Ms. Cohen wearing yesterday

White

200

(verb) : to confuse completely


Bewilder

200

(noun) : a dead body

Corpse

200

What is the turning point in the story?

Climax

200

Who are the characters in "Lamb to the Slaughter"

Police, Mary, and Patrick

200
Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

300

(noun) : a way of behaving or feeling that is natural, not learned

Instinct

300

(adjective) : feeling or showing tiredness

Weary

300

What is the part of the plot that goes from the conflict ot the climax called?

What is Rising Action
300

What does Mary use as her murder weapon?

A frozen leg of lamb

300

When is Ms. Cohen's Birthday? Bonus points for the day and the year

May 12, 2000

400

(adjective) : 

unusual or not normal

Peculiar

400

What are the three pieces that make up the exposition

Setting, Characters, and Background Information

400

Who wins the game?

Rainsford

400

How many Earths can fit in the sun?

1.3 Million

500

(adjective) : upset with fear of anxiety; acting in a hurried way

Frantic

500

What is theme?

The moral of the story, or the message the story is trying to teach you

500

What is one theme of the story "The Most Dangerous Game"

Answers will vary

500

When was NH founded

June 21, 1788