Vocabulary
The quality of being easily seen?
What is clarity?
The final ending that explains all questions.
What is resolution.
The people or animals in a story?
What are characters?
What is the narrator’s occupation?
A writer
What is the setting of "A Mother in Mannville"?
Be specific.
Carolina Mountains in the 1930’s; autumn
Not good enough for what is needed.
What is inadequate?
When the protagonist changes his mind about something in the story.
What is Climax?
The time and the place of a story,
What is the setting?
What was one of the gifts Jerry said his mother sent him during his time at the the orphanage?
roller skates / a suit
What is the name of the narrator’s pointer dog?
Pat
Rudely straightforward or honest.
What is blunt?
The part of the story that is used to "hook" the reader.
What is the exposition?
The lesson the author is hoping the audience will learn.
Theme
Describe 2 actions Jerry completes in the story that displays his strong work ethic.
Ex. Chopping wood every day after school, watching the pointer dog
Why does the narrator not ask Jerry more about his mother?
She is afraid it will cause him more pain.
Having a natural tendency toward.
What is instinctive?
More and more problems keep piling on the characters.
What is the rising action.
The events of the story.
What is the plot.
What is Jerry saving up for in the story?
$$$
A pair of white gloves for his mother
How do readers know Jerry is upset the narrator is leaving?
He doesn’t complete his chore of firing up the boiler at the orphanage; he usually is reliable
lost in thought so as to be unaware of one's surroundings.
What is abstracted?
The situation that the antagonist is causing for the protagonist.
What is the conflict?
A character who we know a lot about, but doesn't change throughout the story.
What is Round and Static?
Why did Jerry lie about having a mother in Mannville?
He tells himself he has a mother as a coping mechanism for his difficult childhood. It’s easier to believe he has a mother who loves him than to live with his reality
Which sentence below does NOT belong in an objective summary of the plot?
Jerry is an orphan who lives in the Carolina Mountains.
Jerry is extremely helpful so the narrator will want to adopt him.
Jerry and the narrator form a close bond.
Jerry helps the narrator with various tasks around the cabin during her stay.
B. Jerry is extremely helpful so the narrator will want to adopt him.