The Elements of Fiction
What is the definition of "foreshadowing"?
What is - when the author hints at something that will occur later in the text?
Who did Edgar Allan Poe marry?
Who is - his 13 year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm?
What occurs during the "exposition" section of the plot?
What is - the author gives background information, including characters and the setting, to the reader?
What is the difference between "tone" and "mood" in a story?
What is - tone is the author's feeling towards the topic, and mood is the feeling the author tries to make you feel?
Which of the following were one of Mr. F's wedding colors?
1. Amaranth
2. Dusty Pink
3. Drake's Neck Green
4. Redder than Red
What is - 3. Dusty Pink?
Would Andy (from Toy Story 1-4) be considered a static or dynamic character? Why?
What is - dynamic? (Changes over time: young to old, loving toys to giving them away, etc.)
Which of the three Poe stories we read contain a preposition in the title?
1. The Cask of Amontillado
2. The Black Cat
3. The Tell-Tale Heart
What is - The Cask OF Amontillado?
Which of these events occurs during the rising action section of "The Cask of Amontillado?"
1. Fortunato is chained to the wall of the basement.
2. The narrator describes his plan to get revenge on Fortunato.
3. The narrator lures Fortunato into the basement.
4. The narrator builds a wall in front of Fortunato's "prison cell".
What is - 3. The narrator lures Fortunato into the basement?
Could "The Black Cat" be considered a flashback? Why or why not?
What is - yes? (The entire story is written by the narrator while he is in prison AFTER he commits the crime the story describes!)
Where did Mrs. F go to high school?
1. Crawfordsville High School
2. LHS
3. North Montgomery High School
4. South Montgomery High School
What is - 3. North Montgomery High School?
What is the central conflict of "The Black Cat"?
1. Man VS Self
2. Man VS Nature
3. Man VS Man
4. Man VS Fate
What is - Man VS Self? (The narrator's got a drinking problem... and it causes everything to go wrong!)
What is - he didn't want to be an officer, and he was dishonorably discharged for being a nuisance?
What is the CLIMAX of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
What is - the narrator buries Fortunato in the basement?
Does the following passage contain an example of verbal or dramatic irony?
"True! -- nervous – dreadfully nervous, I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? Hearken! And observe how calmly I can tell you the whole
story."
What is - dramatic irony? (The reader knows that the narrator is insane, but he does not!)
What was the name of Mr. F's first car?
1. Lucy
2. Bubba
3. Stephano
4. Dwight
What is - 4. Dwight?
Is the following an example of verbal or dramatic irony?
From "The Cask of Amontillado":
Fortunato: I drink to those that repose around us!
Montresor: And I to your long life.
What is - verbal?
(The narrator says he's drinking to celebrate Fortunato's long life... and we know what he's really celebrating!)
Which of the stories we read was based off of something Poe learned about while he was in the military?
What is - The Cask of Amontillado?
When does the Falling Action part of the plot occur?
What is - right after the main problem in the story is solved?
Who wrote the short story "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?"
Who is - Tim O'Brien?
What is something cool that happened to Mr. F last weekend?
1. I got to eat a Brain Burger... sounds gross, but not too bad!
2. I spent three hours putting together a fancy new TV stand!
3. I was given a secret mission by my best friend!
4. I slept ALLLL day long on Saturday - it was like a dream come true!
What is - 3?
Which of the following is NOT a theme of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
1. Revenge isn't always worth pursuing.
2. Our biggest wants can become our biggest regrets.
3. Friendship can overcome anything.
4. Be careful who you trust.
What is - 3. Friendship can overcome anything.
What is - nobody's quite sure!?
(Other acceptable answers: beaten to death, alcohol poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, rabies, heavy metal poisoning, a brain tumor, or the flu?)
What is the resolution of "The Black Cat?"
What is - the body of the narrator's wife is found due to the cat's wailing?
What is the final line (in Latin!) of "The Cask of Amontillado?"
What is - In Pace Requiescat? (May he rest in peace!)
What position did Mr. F play during his senior year high-school tennis season?
1. Varsity Singles
2. Kraft Singles
3. Varsity Doubles
4. Quarterback
What is - Varsity Doubles?