Short Stories
Lit Terms
Character
Tupper
100

In "The Sniper," the narrator ends up killing his....

Brother

100

Revealing words or phrases that hint at something that is going to happen at the end of the story

Foreshadowing

100

This pregnant housewife murders her husband with a frozen leg of lamb

Mary

100

The mascot of Tupper is a...

Tiger

200

In "Lamb to the Slaughter," the news that Mary's husband brings to her is...

Divorce

200

Everyday speech

Colloquialism

200

These parents worry that technology is replacing their role in their children’s lives.

George and Lydia Hadley

200

How many students are enrolled in this class?

28

300

In "The Monkey's Paw," the second wish made was....

To bring Herbert back to life. 

300

Emotion that is evoked from a piece of text

Mood 

300

This curious boy becomes obsessed with the dangerous virtual nursery.

Peter

300

FIT stands for...

Flexible Instructional Time

400

In "The Veldt," George and Lydia discover these personal items of theirs lying in the nursery... (Name one)

Wallet and Scarf

400

The audience or the reader knows crucial information that the characters do not know. The audience is waiting for readers to discover this information.

Dramatic Irony

400

This man buys the cursed object (from his friend) that grants three wishes

Mr. White

400

ROARS stands for...

Respect, Ownership, Attitude, Responsibility and Safety

500

In "Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator hid the body...

Underneath the floorboards

500

When two contradictory words are together in one phrase or word. 

Oxymoron

500

In "The Monkey’s Paw," this character’s death causes the Whites’ first wish to come true.


Herbert White

500

The principal of Tupper is...

Mr. Schieman