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Seventh Grade
The Landlady
The Monkey's Paw
Literature Mixture 1
Literature Mixture 2
100

What is the conflict (problem) in the text?

Victor wants to impress Teresa, but he doesn't know how.

100

What is the point of view of the story? Which characters thoughts do we know?

Third person limited; The reader knows the thoughts of Billy but not the landlady.

100

What is the theme of the play?

Be careful what you wish for; you might just get it.

100

When the reader knows something the characters do not it's called...

Dramatic Irony

100

Point of view where the reader knows the thoughts of more than one character...

3rd person omniscient point of view

200

What character trait would you use to describe Victor?  (hint: use and adjective)

Desperate, shy

200

The reader knows that something is off about the landlady, but Billy does not.  Which type of irony is this?

Dramatic Irony

200

What word could you use to describe the mood of the play?

Ominious

200

Point of view where the narrator is apart of the story is called...

1st person point of view

200

When what happens in the story is not what is expected it's called...

situational irony

300
Which character from the text is dynamic?

(Characterization Notes)


Victor
300

What is the theme of the story?

Don't trust strangers because they look nice.

300

Read the sentence from the play.

“Maw and Meggins admits no liability, but in consideration of your loss, they wish to present you with compensation.”

Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word "liability".

responsibility; fault

300

The main character in a text is known as the...

protagonist

300
When the reader must infer details about the characters based on what they say and do it's called...

indirect characterization

400

Michael making scowling faces at girls made the story have a ___________ mood.

a. Angry

b. Humorous

c. Disapproving

Humorous

400

What can we infer was in the tea Billy drank?

Poison

400

What were the White's three wishes?

1. 200 pounds

2. For Herbert to be alive again

3. For the knock at the door to go away

400

The message or moral of a story is called the...

theme

400
Hints or clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story

Foreshadowing

500

Which character from the story is a static character?

Michael, Teresa, Mr. Bueller

500

How does the story end?

The story ends with the landlady telling Billy that he has been her only visitor in 2 years.
500

How does the monkey's paw lead to conflict in the play?

Making a wish on the paw causes Herbert to die causing conflict with Mr. and Mrs. White.

500

Define the word "mood."

The feeling the reader gets from a text

500

What elements of a story can influence the mood?

plot, setting, tone