This is the setting of the story - the season and the state/area
What is summer in New England (on the river)?
100
Not knowing if the narrator is sane makes this story a(n) _________ story.
What ambiguous?
100
Vera tells Framton Nuttel that this happened to her uncle and cousins and their dog.
What is that they died on a hunting trip?
100
The genre or category that best describes this story is this.
What is science fiction?
100
Roger tries to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones's pocketbook because he wants these.
What is a pair of blue suede shoes?
200
This is the climax of the story
What is when the narrator cuts the line and the bass goes free?
200
This is the reason the narrator kills his wife.
What is because she tries to protect the new cat?
200
Framton arrives at Mrs. Sappleton's house carrying these from his sister.
What are letters of introduction?
200
Charlie takes a class with Miss Kinnian to learn how to do these two things.
What is read and write?
200
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones takes Roger to her home and does this.
What is feeds him/washes him/talks to him?
300
This describes the main conflict of the story.
What is man vs. self?
300
This is the resolution or ending of the story.
What is the discovery of the wife behind the wall?
300
We find out at the end that Vera is considered to be this
What is a compulsive liar?
300
Charlie's progress reports contain facts, events, spelling errors, but not these.
What is emotions/feelings?
300
Roger can be characterized as this, based on his actions (stealing), his looks (dirty face), and his details about his home life.
What is poor?
400
This is the point of view from which the story is told.
What is first person?
400
It is called THIS when the narrator is in the present, looking back and describing past events
What is a flashback?
400
The author of the story creates an ending that violates our expectations, which is called this.
What is situational irony?
400
Charlie first realizes his intelligence is only temporary when this happens.
What is Algernon's regression and death?
400
The story uses this literary technique in dialogue to help characterize someone in a particular place, time, or social setting.
What is dialect?
500
The mood of the story changes from this in the beginning to this on the river.
What is energetic then romantic?
500
These are three ways the narrator is characterized.
What is dialogue, actions, and internal thoughts?
500
The author is making fun of these with his story.
What are social conventions of the time?
500
Algernon's regression and death hints at Charlie's demise, which is the author's use of this literary technique.
What is foreshadowing?
500
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones takes pity on Roger and can relate to his circumstances, which drives her to be nice to him instead of turning him in. This explains her _____________ for being nice to him.