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Short Story
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| May or may not always know or tell the whole truth. | Unreliable Narrator |
| Narrator is not a part of the story but knows information on all of the characters. | 3rd Person Omniscient |
| Harsh, cutting, personal remarks to or about someone | Sarcasm |
| The central problem within a story that drives the plot. | Conflict |
| An element of uncertainty in a text that can be open to interpretation. | Ambiguity |
| The central idea of a work. | Theme |
| What is said is not what is meant. | Verbal Irony |
| The emotional atmosphere of a work. | Mood |
| The resolution of the plot | Denouement |
| What happens is different from what is expected. | Situational Irony |
| The opposition to the main character. | Antagonist |
| The series of events that create a story. | Plot |
| The point at which the action in a story reaches its emotional peak. | Climax |
| The narrative point of view, whether it's in the first, second, or third person. | Voice |
| Narrator is not a part of the story and only follows 1 character. | Third Person Limited |
| The author's attitude toward his or her subject. | Tone |
| The audience knows something the actors or characters do not. | Dramatic Irony |
| The main character. | Protagonist |
| The narrator relates the action while using the I pronoun. | 1st Person Narrator |
| The means by which an author establishes a character. | Characterization |
| True/False Ulrich makes a peace offering of some bread. | False |
| True/False Ulrich hopes to come across Georg alone in the forest. | True |
| True/False At the end of The Interlopers, the men are rescued. | False |
| True/False Georg's and Ulrich's attitudes toward each other change dramatically while they are together in the forest. | True |
| True/False In The Necklace, Mathilde is content with her life until she invited to the ball. | False |
| True/False In The Necklace, Mathilde marries into a wealthy family. | False |
| True/False In The Interlopers, The von Gradwitz and Znaeym families have a long history of friendship. | False |
| True/False In The Necklace, The Loisels scrimp for ten years to pay the debts created by the loss of the necklace. | True |
| True/False In The Necklace, Mathilde borrows a necklace from her friend Mme. Forestier. | True |
| True/False In The Necklace, Mme. Forestier says the necklace Mathilde borrowed years ago was an inexpensive fake. | True |
| In "The Cask of Amontillado", based on Montresor's actions throughout the story, the reader can conclude he is | treacherous and unbalanced |
| In "The Interlopers", the conflict between Gradwitz and Znaeym is over | which man owns a piece of land. |
| The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is between | a human being an human evil |
| In "Cask of Amontillado", dramatic irony occurs when | the reader knows that Montresor plans revenge, but Fortunato does not |
| In "Cask of Amontillado", according to Monresor, revenge would not be successful if her were | punished for taking his revenge. |
| The setting for "The Lady, or the Tiger?" takes place in a(n) | fictional kingdom |
| "The Interlopers" ending is a surprise because the reader | expects the figures to be men |
| In "The Most Dangerous Game", the best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he | says that all Cossacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack |
| Which of the following examples from "The Lady, or the Tiger?" does not contain verbal irony? | The tiger was the "fiercest and most cruel" that could be found |
| In "Cask of Amontillado", Montresor kills Fortunato by | wall him up |
| In "The Lady, or the Tiger?", the narrator only implies that the | king's daughter is insecure. |
| Surprise endings are | logical but unexpected. |
| The last sentence of "The Most Dangerous Game" is, "He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided." What important piece of plot information does that sentence give you? | Zaroff lost the duel. |
| Foreshadowing is a | hint about what is too come in the plot. |
| The ending of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is ambiguous because we don't know | what the king's daughter decides to do. |
| In "The Most Dangerous Game", General Zaroff first comes to his island after | buying it in order to build his chateau there |
| In "The Interlopers", the narrator's voice is best described as | all-knowing and objective |
| Which of the following statements from "The Most Dangerous Game" is the best example of foreshadowing? | Whitney's tale of Ship-Trap island foreshadowing danger. |
| The omniscient point of view can best be described as | all-knowing |
| The tone of "Cask of Amontillado" can best be described as | mounting hysteria. |
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