"Most Dangerous Game"
"An Ordinary Man"
"Cask of Amontillado"
"A Sound of Thunder"
Literary Terms
100

Who is the protagonist of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

Rainsford

100

Who is the author of "An Ordinary Man"?

Paul Rusesabagina

100

Who is the protagonist in "Cask of Amontillado"

Montressor 

100

Who is the main character in "A Sound of Thunder"?

Eckles

100

The window smiled at me. 

This is an example of what literary term?

Personification 

200

Who is the antagonist of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

General Zaroff

200

What is Paul's career/ job?

Hotel manager

200

Who is the antagonist of the story in "Cask of Amontillado"?

Fortunato

200

Who kills Eckles at the end of the story and why?

Travis kills Eckles because he changed the future.

200

My little sister is a monster if she hasn't had a nap. 

What type of literary term is this an example of?

Metaphor

300
Identify two adjectives that best describe General Zaroff.

Answer may vary.

Cocky, intelligent, wealthy, crazy, etc. 

300

Throughout the text, what word would best describe Rusesabagina's tone?

Agony, disgust, concern, disbelief, etc. 

300

What is a word that would describe the mood in "Cask of Amontillado"?

Frightening, creepy, etc. 

300

When they return to the future, Eckles discovered that he accidentally killed a ____________.

Fill in the blank

A butterfly

300

You are the sunshine of my life.

This is an example of what literary term?

Metaphor

400

Identify a theme within "The Most Dangerous Game".

Humans should not act like animals. 

Answers may vary

400

"These men were like a wall of tissue paper standing between us and a flash flood."

What literary term is this an example of?

Simile

400

What is a possible theme from "Cask of Amontillado"?

Revenge is never the answer. 

Other answers may apply

400

What two words best describe Eckles?

Arrogant, cowardly, etc. 
400

Falling in love feels like a thousand crickets jumping around in my chest. 

This is an example of what literary element?

Simile

500

Summarize the ending of the story.

Rainsford jumps off a cliff to avoid capture, Rainsford shows up in Zaroff's room, they fight to the death, and Rainsford has the best sleep of his life

500

The phrase "hacked to death with machetes" would convey a tone of _________?

Horror or disgust

500

"Fortunato says, 'Enough! The cough is a mere nothing. It will not kill me. I will not die of a cough.'" 

This is an example of what type of irony? 

Dramatic Irony 

500

"Step on a mouse and you crush the pyramids... so be careful. Stay on the Path. Never step off!"

What main conflict does this represent?

One small act can greatly affect the future. 

500

The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves. 

What literary term is this an example of?

Personification