Vocabulary
Chivalry
Polite and respectful behavior, particularly by a man toward a woman
Who is the main character of the story?
Jerry
deep, intense longing
Stage where conflict reaches its highest point of drama or tension
Climax
Who is the author of Through The Tunnel?
Doris Lessing
Convulsive
Sudden and uncontrollable, like a spasm or jerk
Where was Jerry from?
England
bothered repeatedly with trivial requests or actions
pestered
Plot stage where conflict starts with an inciting incident and begins to intensify
Rising Action
What does the tunnel symbolize in the story?
Growth and Independence
Buoyant
Able to float.
What does Jerry ask his mother to buy him?
Goggles
sequence of connected events that occur in a story
Plot
Plot stage where conflict ends, and remaining issues are resolved
Resolution
As Jerry waits for the older boys to swim up from their dive, he feels?
terrified they have drowned
Incredulous
Unwilling or unable to believe something
What physical problem does Jerry experience while training?
Nosebleeds
The order of events in a story happens in a straight and ordered line
Linear Plot Development
Plot stage where tension in the story lessens
Falling Action
The author's description of Jerry diving underwater "again and again" to find the tunnel shows the reader that Jerry is.
determined
Contrition
Deep regret or guilt for doing something wrong.
What number did Jerry repeatedly count while he was in the tunnel?
115
Type of conflict where a character struggles with their own opposing feelings, beliefs, needs, or desires.
Internal Conflict
Plot stage where characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced
Exposition
How does Jerry get to the bottom of the sea so quickly?
by using a rock