Show:
"The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant"
"In the Family"
"A Possibility of Evil"
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Potpourri
100
What point of view is the story?
What is first person
100
Moving the mirror into the dining room
What is rising action
100
Name two characteristics of Miss Strangeworth
What are old; nosy; respected; mean; selfish
100
Name two moods that were created in the story.
What are suspense, anger, and being scared
100
Main character
Who is the protagonist
200
What happens in the resolution of the story?
What is Sheila leaves with Eric
200
Point of view of story
What is first person
200
The town finds out Miss Strangeworth is writing the letters
What is falling action
200
Captain Green and Lieutenant Massie
What is the true inspiration for the story
200
Determine the setting of the following sentence: The hot July afternoon was cooled by a breeze.
What is hot, July, afternoon
300
The setting of the story
What is New Hampshire, summer, 1960's
300
Name the important foods in story and why
What is salad and pineapple; if you eat them, you die
300
Reason Miss Strangeworth is writing the letters
What is to warn the town of evil
300
Name the tone of the story
What is be careful what you do or say because someone may get revenge
300
Knowing something the characters don't
What is irony
400
The bass
What is antagonist
400
Define magical realism and give an example
What is magical elements in a realistic setting; dead family in the mirror, Clara going into the mirror, Clara eating salad and dying
400
Name one characterization method and give an example
What is what the narrator says (Miss Strangeworth hates slopiness); physical appearance (Miss Strangeworth is 71 years old); s, t, f, a of character (Miss Strangeworth writes the letters); s, t, f, a of other characters (Kids always say hi to Miss Strangeworth)
400
Setting of the story
What is Carnival
400
What type of conflict was in "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant"?
What is internal (man vs. self)
500
The theme of the story
What is never give up what you love for anyone/anything
500
Name the important characters in the story and why they were important
Who are the narrator (tells story); Clara (eats salad); Eulalia (killed Clara)
500
Reason why the ending is so powerful.
What is her roses are destroyed which are the only things she has ever loved
500
Name the plot diagram about what happens in the story (in order)
What is Montresor meets Fortunato at Carnival; they go to the crypt to look at Amontillado; Montresor chains up Fortunato; then, he bricks him up; Montresor leaves Fortunato to die
500
Determine the method of characterization and point of view of the following passage: "Mr. Kelty is a mean old man. He always yells at us to get off his lawn," said Tommy. "Yeah, I know. Although, he always tips me good when I deliver his morning paper," said Jim.
What is speech, thoughts, feelings, actions of other characters; third person omniscient