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"The Lady or the Tiger"
"The Most Dangerous Game"
"The Leap"
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Miscellaneous
100
The author of "The Lady or the Tiger"
Who is Frank Stockton?
100
the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"
Who is Richard Connell?
100
the author of "The Leap"
Who is Louise Erdrich?
100
the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
100
Internal and external
What are main types of conflict?
200
“semi-barbaric” or uncivilized in some ways
Who are the king and his daughter?
200
a deaf and dumb Cossack who used to torture people for the Russian Czar
Who is Ivan?
200
“the surviving half of a blindfold trapeze act”
Who is the narrator's mother?
200
the narrator who lives in the mansion where the action takes place; he seeks revenge for some unknown insult.
Who is Montresor?
200
King’s arena with two doors where he dispensed his version of justice
What is the setting of "The Lady or the Tiger?"
300
the accused would be forced to pick one of two doors. Behind one was a beautiful lady, behind the other, a vicious tiger. If the accused picked the lady, they would be immediately married. If the tiger was chosen, the accused would be eaten.
What is the king's version of justice?
300
He has become bored.
Why did Zaroff give up hunting animals?
300
Lightning
What is caused the disaster at the circus?
300
Montresor’s former friend upon whom he seeks revenge; a vain man who sees himself as a wine expert.
Who is Fortunato?
300
The story is told in flashbacks. One setting is a traveling circus tent, and the other is the narrator’s childhood home.
What is the setting of "The Leap?"
400
She knows what is behind each door, so she can steer the young man to the one she wants him to choose. The princess is conflicted because she does not want him to end up with the beautiful maiden whom she dislikes, but she loves him and does not want him devoured by the tiger.
What is the conflict experienced by the princess?
400
They can reason.
Why are humans the most dangerous game?
400
Her baby daughter was buried there.
Why does Anna (the mother) refuse to move?
400
Montresor built a brick wall to trap Fortunato in the catacombs forever.
How did Montresor get his revenge on Fortunato?
400
An Italian mansion built on top of catacombs (burial tunnels) Carnival (a time of celebration where people often wear costumes)
What is the setting of "The Cask of Amontillado?"
500
The narrator leaves it up to the reader to guess what came from behind the door.
What is the ending of the story?
500
he wants the game to continue and takes pleasure in Rainsford’s terror.
Why does Zaroff turn away from the tree?
500
She used the tree branch like a trapeze and leaped into her daughter’s room.
How did the mother save her daughter from a fire?
500
They are long tunnels with niches where bodies are placed. They are dark and damp. Niter (a salt-like substance) grows on the walls. There are piles of bones
What are catacombs?
500
The story begins on a yacht and ends on Caribbean island, “Ship-Trap Island,” with a mansion and large jungle
What is the setting of "The Most Dangerous Game?"