Characters
Author Details
Plot Details
Miscellaneous
100

This characters is obsessed with an old man's eye for literally no reason

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart"

100

This author's real name was William Sydney Porter.

O. Henry

100

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," who tells the police that the narrator killed the old man?

The narrator

100

Who wrote "Mrs. Packletide's Tiger"?

Saki (H. H. Munro)

200

This character in a story by O. Henry changes his name to Ralph D. Spencer.

Jimmy Valentine

200

This author's real name was H. H. Munro (Hector Hugh Munro)

Saki

200

How did Rikki Tikki Tavi wind up at his human family's home?

A flood

200

What story references "Mr. Pneumonia"?

"The Last Leaf" by O. Henry

300

What is Red Chief's real name in "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry?

Johnny

300

This author possibly died from rabies.

Edgar Allan Poe

300

In "The Gift of the Magi," what are the gifts that Della and Jim buy for each other?

A gold watch chain and hair combs.

300
What is the primary kind of figurative language that O. Henry uses in "The Ransom of Red Chief"?

Irony

400

What is the name of the girl who tells Mr. Nuttel lies in "The Open Window"?

Vera

400

This author was called "The Poet of Empire"

Rudyard Kipling

400

In a story by O. Henry, how does Mr. Behrman save Johnsy's life?

He paints a leaf

400

What are the five elements of a short story?

Characters, Plot, Conflict, Setting, and Theme

500

What is the name of the woman who helps Mrs. Packletide "kill" a tiger in "Mrs. Packletide's Tiger"

Louisa Mebbin/Mrs. Mebbin

500

Ray Bradbury, who wrote "There Will Come Soft Rains," is most famous for this novel:

Fahrenheit 451
500

How much did Della and Jim pay per month for their flat?

$8

500

What was the name of the weird Grimm fairy tale we read about the guy who always took his mom's advice literally?

Clever Hans/Prudent Hans