Elements of the Plot
A Sound of Thunder
The Lottery
All Summer in a Day
The Tell-Tale Heart
100

What two types of characters are found in a short story.

Protagonist 

Antagonist 

100
The setting of "A Sound of Thunder"

Time Safari Inc.

Year 2050

100

What is type of conflict is in this short story? 

Man vs. Society

100

Who is the antagonist in the story?

William and the other students

100

Why does the narrator want to kill the Old Man?

Because he is afraid of his "vulture eye" or "evil eye" 

200

What is the definition of theme?

It's the main idea or message of a short story.

200

Who is the Protagonist?

Eckles
200

What is the exposition of the story?

Everyone gathers in the center of town the morning of June 27th for the annual lottery. The atmosphere is one of nervousness. 

200

Where does the story take place?

On the planet Venus, in the future.

200

How long does the narrator spy on the old man for before he murders him?

7 nights, on the 8th night he kills him

300

What 3 things do we think about when looking at the setting of a story?

Time, Place and Mood/ Atmosphere


300

What is type of conflict is in this story?

Man vs. Man 

Man vs. Self 

300

Why is the title of the story misleading?

Because we think that when someone wins the lottery it will be a good thing but instead it leads to their death. 

300

What type of conflict is present in this story?

Man vs. Man 

Man vs. Nature 

300

What type of conflict is present in this story?

Man vs. Self 

400

Name the 5 elements of the plot 

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution 

400

What is the falling action?

When Eckles realizes that there is a dead butterfly from the past on the bottom of his boot. 

400

What is the climax of the story?

Everyone from the Hutchinson family draws another slip of paper from the black box. When Tessie opens her slip, she sees the black spot that marks her as the "winner". 

400

Why did the children tease Margot?

They were jealous of her because she had only recently come from earth and remembers the sun. 

400

What made the narrator confess to the police?

He kept hearing the Old Man's heartbeat getting louder and louder and he began to panic, thinking the officers would hear it. It was in this panic that he confessed.

500

Name the different types of conflict that can be found in a short story. 

1. Man vs. Man

2. Man vs. Self

3. Man vs. Society

4. Man vs. Nature

500

What is the theme of this short story?

Fear and ignorance lead to mistakes. 

500

What is the theme of this short story?

The power of tradition

500

What is the theme of the story?

Actions have consequences. 

500

What is the theme of this story?

One man drives himself farther into insanity through his guilt.