Show:
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Pit and the Pendulum
Assorted Short Stories
The Most Dangerous Game
Contextual Vocabulary
100
What is the gender of the narrator?
Female.
100
Who wrote "The Pit and the Pendulum"?
Edgar Allan Poe
100
Who are George and Hazel in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Harrison's parents.
100
What is the main character's name in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Sanger Rainsford
100
Because reptiles, birds, and fish are born from external eggs, none of them are viviparous. What does viviparous mean?
Giving birth to living young instead of eggs.
200
What is narrator's husband's name?
John
200
Who imprison the narrator in the story?
The Inquisition
200
Who wrote "To Build a Fire"?
Jack London
200
Who is the antagonist in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
General Zaroff
200
Most high school students are too callow to work for engineering firms. Define callow.
Inexperienced/immature
300
What is the profession of the narrator's husband?
A doctor.
300
What is the first method of execution that the narrator escapes?
Falling into a pit
300
Who are the four main characters in "The Open Boat"?
The Oiler, The Captain, The Correspondent, and The Cook
300
What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?
Ship-Trap Island
300
That sheet of notebook paper is too porous to work as a drinking glass. Define porous.
Permeable. An object that allows water and air to pass through.
400
Who wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
400
What is the second execution method that the Inquisition uses against the narrator?
A large,slowly descending pendulum blade.
400
Name the Stephen King novel some of you read in class.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
400
What is the name of the antagonist's enormous body guard?
Ivan
400
The indefatigable marathon runner never took a break during the race. Define indefatigable.
Incapable of becoming tired. Unyielding.
500
What type of literary analysis is best suited for "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
Feminist
500
What is the final execution plan that the Inquisition uses on the narrator?
Super-heated walls begin moving inward toward the narrator with the goal of pushing him in the pit.
500
Name one of the two H.P. Lovecraft stories we covered in class.
"The Music of Erich Zann" or "The Outsider"
500
Where does the final scene of the story take place?
The general's bedroom.
500
The broken telephone made sibilant noises through the receiver. Define sibilant.
Hissing