Characters
Characters
Characters
Plot Details
Literary Terms
100

In “Thank You, Ma’am,”                      tries to steal Mrs. Jones’s purse because he wants blue suede shoes. Then is given $10 and a lesson in morality.

Roger

100

Was a hunter, but becomes the hunted after falling off a boat

Rainsford

100

In “Lamb to the Slaughter,” ____ kills her husband after he tells her he is leaving. Pregnancy is also one of the reasons this character kills. 

Mary Maloney

100

Roger wanted money to buy a pair of brown suede shoes. (True of False) 

False 

BLUE

100

When Montresor and Fortunato are in the catacombs, they drink some wine and Fortunato says, “I drink…to the buried that repose around us.” Montresor replies, “And I to your long life.” This is an example of ____. (Type of Irony)

Verbal Irony 

200

Loans out a piece of costume jewelry. 

Madame Forestier 

200

A brutal man with sharp teeth and blood-red lips. 

General Zaroff

200

A police officer whose murder will likely never be solved by authorities.

Patrick Maloney

200

 The gifts that Jim and Della give each other are both the worst and best gifts they could’ve chosen. (True or False)

True 

They Both Got Rid of Something They Love 


200

 “An apprehensive night crawled slowly by.” This is an example of ___.  (Figurative Language) 

 Personification

300

Carries a purse so large it holds everything but a hammer and nails. 

Mrs. Jones

300

While trapped in the woods, offers his wide flask to his enemy. 

Ulrich von Gradwitz

300

Dresses like a fool and is played like a fool. 

 Fortunato

300

The four elements of an introductory paragraph are the hook, bridge, summary, and thesis. (True of False) 

True 

300

“The Cossack was that cat; he was the mouse.” This is an example of a/an ____.

Metaphor

400

Accepts her misfortune with unexpected grace and fortitude. 

Mathilde Loisel    

400

Ulrich’s enemy, who is blinded by dried blood, is _____.

Georg Znaeym

400

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” ____ narrates his revenge against Fortunato. Has a family coat of arms that features a snake biting a person’s heel. 

Montresor

400

On the Storytelling Arc, the longest part of a story is called the “Falling Action”. (True or False) 

False 

The longest part of a Storytelling Arc is the Rising Action. (BUILD UP TO CLIMAX)

400

Mathilde Loisel is a dissatisfied housewife who daydreams of luxury. This part of her story is the ___. (Plot Diagram) 

Exposition

500

Dies in a trap intended to kill his employer. 

Ivan, the Cossack

500

Unknowingly consumes the evidence of the crime he’s investigating.

Jack Noonan

500

Is the first character to understand the irony of the Christmas gifts. 

Jim Dillingham Young

500

At the end of “The Interlopers,” the figures approaching the two men are ___. 

Wolves

500

When an object or action represents an idea beyond its literal meaning, it is an example of _____. 

Symbolism