Show:
Plot
Random
Random Again
Random Ultra Vez
Yup..random
100
Allusions can add meaning to a story by a. showing how familiar the author is with other literary works. b. forcing readers to read another literary work to understand the allusion. c. making readers guess to what literary work the author is referring. d. hinting at the underlying meaning of the story.
What is d. hinting at the underlying meaning of the story.
100
Jack Finney
What is "Contents"?
100
Sergeant Major Morris
What is "The Monkey's Paw"?
100
Died June 5, 1910
Who is O.Henry (WSP)?
100
Allusions can add meaning to a story by a. showing how familiar the author is with other literary works. b. forcing readers to read another literary work to understand the allusion. c. making readers guess to what literary work the author is referring. d. hinting at the underlying meaning of the story.
What is d. hinting at the underlying meaning of the story.
200
In “Civil Peace,” what does Jonathan appear to value most? a. the security of his savings c. the preservation of his home b. the precepts of his religion d. the safety of his family
What is d. the safety of his family
200
Doris Lessing
What is "Through the Tunnel"?
200
Died in 1943
Who is W.W. Jacobs?
200
Which word best describes Mrs. Gage’s lifestyle at the beginning of “The Widow and the Parrot”? a. modest c. extravagant b. mysterious d. unfulfilling
What is a. modest?
200
True or False George Znaeym is the one who initiates an act of friendship in "The Interlopers".
What is False?
300
As a young teacher, the clergyman in “Luck” coached Scoresby for final examinations to a. get Scoresby a commission in the army. b. lessen Scoresby’s anticipated failure. c. earn extra money. d. prove his abilities as a teacher.
What is b. lessen Scoresby’s anticipated failure.
300
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
What is "Luck"?
300
Born in Iran 1922
Who is Doris Lessing?
300
A riverboat pilot, a gold prospector, and a printer
Who is Mark Twain?
300
True or False: Saki is best known for the twist at the end of his stories.
What is True?
400
What does the following line from “The Open Window” about Vera mean? Romance at short notice was her specialty. a. She is adventurous and loves meeting new people. b. She encourages loving relationships between people. c. She frequently falls in love with strangers. d. She is able to invent fantasy tales quickly.
What is d. She is able to invent fantasy tales quickly.
400
What is the theme, or central idea, of “Through the Tunnel”? a. a boy’s rejection of his mother’s opinions b. an individual’s struggle to achieve difficult goals c. a mother’s failure to guide her son d. a child’s vulnerability to destructive peer pressure
What is b. an individual’s struggle to achieve difficult goals
400
In “Two Friends,” the author treats M. Morissot and M. Sauvage as a. gloriously heroic. c. foolishly reckless. b. quietly admirable. d. tragically comic.
What is b. quietly admirable.
400
When Scoresby discovers the Russian army....
What is the climax?
400
She was born in Wellington, New Zealand.
Who is Katherine Mansfield?
500
In “The Apple Tree,” the narrator refers to this particular apple tree as the a. Untouchable Tree. c. Forbidden Tree. b. English Tree. d. Special Tree.
What is c. Forbidden Tree.
500
“There Will Come Soft Rains” is told from the point of view of a. an omniscient observer. c. a human survivor. b. the cleaning robot mice. d. the main program of the house.
What is a. an omniscient observer.
500
In “The Open Window,” until Mr. Sappleton returns, Framton believes that Mrs. Sappleton is a. sadly deranged. c. exceptionally boring. b. rather cold-hearted. d. perfectly normal.
What is In “The Open Window,” until Mr. Sappleton returns, Framton believes that Mrs. Sappleton is a. sadly deranged.
500
True or False: In..."A Monkey's Paw", the following is an example of foreshadowing. "(The monkey's paw) has caused enough mischief already."
What is TRUE?
500
She had multiple nervous breakdowns.
Who is Virginia Woolf?