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Grammar
"Dangerous Game"
Vocabulary Week 1
"Gift of the Magi"
Vocabulary Week 2
100
Which part of speech names people, places, things and ideas?
Noun.
100
What is the name of the protagonist?
Rainsford.
100
What is the main character of the story called?
The protagonist.
100
What is Jim and Della's relationship?
Husband and Wife.
100
What are complex characters who go through some sort of change?
Round characters
200
Which part of speech expresses action?
Verbs.
200
What is the name of the antagonist in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
General Zaroff
200
What is the "bad guy" or character who opposes the protagonist called?
The antagonist.
200
What does Della sell in order to buy Jim a gift?
Her hair.
200
What is an educated claim using evidence and reason as support?
Inference.
300
Which part of speech describes things (particularly nouns and pronouns)?
Adjectives
300
What type of "game" does Zaroff hunt?
Humans.
300
What is the moral or message of the story called?
The theme.
300
What does Jim sell in order to buy Della a gift?
His watch.
300
Not upset or easily agitated?
Unruffled.
400
Which part of speech replaces a noun?
Pronoun.
400
Who wins "The Most Dangerous Game"--Zaroff or Rainsford?
Rainsford.
400
What is the term for when the unexpected happens in literature?
Irony.
400
What does Jim buy Della for Christmas?
A set of combs.
400
To take arms or weapons away from?
Disarming.
500
Which part of speech modifies a verb?
Adverbs.
500
What is the name of the island that General Zaroff lives on?
Ship Trap Island
500
What is the term for when the characters and setting are introduced? Hint: background
Exposition.
500
What does Della buy Jim for Christmas?
A watch chain.
500
To cause to stick out?
Protruding.