This is a condition where a person has a tendency to lose balance, becoming dizzy.
What is vertigo?
100
This symbol represented John's discovery of Ann's infidelity.
What is paint/the painted door?
100
These characters are described in the following quote from the story: "Year after year their lives went on in the same little groove."
Who are Ann and John?
100
This is the type of narration evident in "Statistic".
What is second person narration?
200
In "The Painted Door", John's quiet and caring manner is contrasted by Steven's arrogance; therefore, Steven is John's ___________.
What is foil?
200
This is an oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering.
What is a carabiner?
200
This symbol from "Saturday Climbing" represented the challenges faced in parenting a teenager.
What is the mountain?
200
This offer led to Sergeant Konzuk deciding to become the sergeant of the firing squad.
What is going home to Winnipeg (to his wife and kids) within the month?
200
This is the proper order for the following members of the army: Sergeant, Captain, Brigadier-General, Colonel, Private, General.
What is General, Brigadier-General, Colonel, Captain, Sergeant, Private?
300
"Powdery snow...tossed for a moment angrily, and then subsided again as if whipped down to obedience and restraint." This quotation is an example of this literary term.
What is personification?
300
Barry's strange student sometimes used these short, expressive sayings.
What are aphorisms?
300
This symbol represented, in Gabriella's mind, a strengthening in Gabriella and Liam's relationship.
What is the signed lease?
300
This character, who is the last to speak in the story, is relieved at Captain Adam's decision to refuse to carry out the order of execution.
Who is Padre Dixon?
300
What is ironic about the ending of the story "The Firing Squad"?
What is that the executioner is going to become the executioned?
400
"There was a double wheel around the moon last night....You said yourself we could expect a storm." This quotation is an example of this literary term.
What is foreshadowing?
400
This term is defined as a line of police, warships, etc.
What is a cordon?
400
This character symbolized morality and conscience in the story "The Firing Squad".
Who is Padre Dixon?
400
In this story, the protagonist learns a lesson in why one should not be arrogant and that the unexpected can occur at any time.
What is "Statistic"?
400
This is what is ironic about the relationship between Barry and his strange student.
What is that the student became the teacher?
500
This is the example of pathetic fallacy from the story "The Painted Door".
What is the storm (storming outside while Ann faces her own internal storm - remaining the loyal wife or giving into temptation)?
500
This is defined as a level of authority, command or rank
What is echelon?
500
These are three reasons why the story "Bluffing" is called "Bluffing".
Answers may vary.
What is:
-Liam was bluffing about the bear?
-Liam bluffed to the hikers about seeing a bear?
-Gabriella bluffed to Liam at the end, making it seem like everything was going to be okay?
500
This story is plot-based
What is "Statistic"?
500
These are examples for each of the four types of conflict in any of the stories we've read.
Answers will vary.
What are self vs self, vs another, vs nature, vs society?