Lit Terms
Cask of Amontillado
Gift of the Magi
Rules of the Game
The Most Dangerous Game
100

My feet are killing me

What is Hyperbole

100

Fortunado is dressed like this

What is a clown or fool

100

The first person to understand the irony of the gifts

Who is Jim Dellingham Young

100

The author of Rules of the Game

Who is Amy Tan

100

The author of The Most Dangerous Game

Who is Richard Connell

200

Life is a highway

What is Metaphor

200

Amontillado is a type of this

What is alcohol

200

The title of the story refers to this

Who are the three wise men who brought gifts to Jesus

200

Waverly's mother plays this role in Waverly's life

What is antagonist

200

This word carries a double-meaning in the story

What is "game"

300

She's as busy as a bee

What is simile
300

The fact that Fortunato toasts to life while in the catacombs is an example of this

What is irony

300
The description of Della's hair rippling and shining lie a cascade of brown waters is an example of this

What is simile

300

"His sweaty brown seemed to weep at my every move" is an example of this

What is personification

300

Becomes the hunted after falling off the boat

Who is Rainsford

400

Sally sells seashells by the seashore

What is alliteration

400

The fact that Montresor can't be trusted makes him this type of narrator

What is unreliable

400

He wrote The Gift of the Magi

Who is O. Henry

400

Waverly learns the art of this

What is invisible strength

400

He has blood-red lips

Who is General Zaroff

500

I wish I could click my heels together and go home

What is allusion

500
Montresor's coat of arms features this animal biting a person's heel

What is a snake

500

They had this much money to spend for Christmas

What is $1.87

500

The fish that Mrs. Jong eats is symbolic of this

What is the flesh of her own child

500

Gets philosophical about the subject of hunting

Who is Whitney