Plot
What was Anna’s job before she became a mother?
Trapeze artist
Is this direct or indirect characterization?
“Anna was a famous trapeze performer.”
Direct
What is foreshadowing?
Hints about events that will happen later.
"Your welcome" or "You're Welcome"
You're Welcome
What does encroach mean?
To gradually take over or intrude on something.
What event kills Harold?
Lightning strike during a performance
When the fire breaks out, Anna does not panic. Instead, she calmly climbs a tree and plans how to reach the window.
Is this direct or indirect characterization?
Indirect characterization
Early in the story, the narrator briefly mentions smoke and fire before the house fire actually occurs.
What is this detail meant to foreshadow?
It foreshadows the later house fire where Anna must rescue her daughter.
We want to go, ___!
To or Too?
Too
Which sentence uses extricate correctly?
A. She extricated her shoes before running.
B. Firefighters extricated the family from the burning house.
B. Firefighters extricated the family from the burning house.
What major event happens at the climax of the story?
Anna rescues her daughter from the house fire.
Why is Anna considered a heroic character?
Because she risks her life to save her daughter.
What is the name of the rule of storytelling that says: if something is introduced in a story, it must become important later. (If a gun is mentioned, it has to go off)
Chekhov's Gun
She is funnier ______ I am.
Then or Than?
Than
The fire began to ______ on the upstairs hallway.
(Encroach or Extricate?)
Encroach
Who narrates the story?
Anna’s daughter
The narrator explains that Anna rarely spoke about her past in the circus and lived a quiet, ordinary life afterward.
Is this direct or indirect characterization?
Direct — the narrator is telling us factual information about her life.
Why does the author include Anna’s survival of the lightning strike earlier in the story? What does it foreshadow?
It foreshadows her ability to survive dangerous situations and prepares readers for her rescue during the fire.
The students forgot ___ homework.
There/Their/They're
Their
What does extricate mean?
To free or remove from a difficult situation.
To release or disentangle from.
What is it called when a story is NOT told in chronological order?
The narrator says that Anna had “a certain patience” after leaving the circus.
Is this direct or indirect characterization?
Direct — the narrator directly describes a personality trait.
How do Anna’s trapeze skills act as foreshadowing in the story?
They establish her ability to take the life-saving leap later during the fire.
___ going to need to help more ___ you think.
Your/You're
Then/Than
You're
Than
Anna had to ______ herself and her daughter from danger.
(Encroach or Extricate?)
Extricate