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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Paddy: | flooded field where rice is grown. |
| Define Stealth: | secret actions or movements. |
| Define Pretended: | acted like someone else. |
| Define Fecund: | producing much growth. |
| Define Diffuse: | unfocused |
| Define Skirted: | to go around outside of. |
| Define Courage: | strength and determination. |
| Define Inertia: | tendency to continue what one is doing. |
| Define Mortar: | muzzle-loading firing weapon for short ranges. |
| Define Giggles: | uncontrollable laughter. |
| Define Style: | the way a piece of work is written |
| Define Voice: | the personality of the author. |
| Define flashback: | an account of something before the story started. |
| Define Realism: | vivid descriptions of what the character sees or does. |
| Define Inferences: | something gathered but not ouright said. |
| Define Aperture: | an opening. |
| Define Preclude: | to make impossible. |
| Define Subside: | to decrease in amount. |
| Define Immolation: | death and destruction. |
| Define Termination: | to end |
| Define Repose: | to lie dead or at rest. |
| Define Abscond: | to go away suddenly or secretly |
| Define Impunity: | freedom from penalty or harm. |
| Define Irony: | refers to the contrast between appearance and reality. |
| Define Dramatic Irony: | occurs when readers know more about the situation in the story than a character does. |
| Define Verbal Irony: | when a character states one thing but means another. |
| Define Setting: | the time and place of the story's action. |
| Define Mood: | the atmosphere the author creates. |
| Define Imagery: | descriptive words that recreate sensory experiences. |
| Define Prospects: | chances or opportunities. |
| Define Incessantly: | continually or constantly. |
| Define Pauper: | a poor person. |
| Define Aghast: | with shock or horror. |
| Define Gamut: | a entire range or series. |
| Define Askew: | crooked or slanted. |
| Define Paste: | imitation or fake gems. |
| Define Seine: | river in Paris. |
| Define Franc: | monetary unit in France in 1800's. |
| Define Character: | people in a story or a personality trait. |
| Define Quarry: | the object of the hunt. |
| Define Tangible: | with form and easy to describe. |
| Define Suspense: | uncertaincy or tension in the story. |
| Define Inferior: | less important. |
| Define Condone: | to forgive or overlook. |
| Define Plot: | important events from the story. |
| Define Imperative: | necessary. |
| Define Uncanny: | remarkable, outstanding. |
| Define Conflict: | struggle between two opposing forces or people |
| Define Scruple: | moral uneasiness |
| Define Zealous: | intensely inthusiastic. |
| Define Foreshadow: | Hint early in story of something that will happpen later on. |
| Who is the author of "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" | Tim O'Brien |
| Who is the main character in "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" | Private First Class Paul Berlin |
| Who is the author in "The Necklace"? | Guy De Maupassant. |
| Who is the main character in "The Necklace"? | Madame Loisel |
| Who are the two main characters in "The Most Dangerous Game"? | Zaroff and Rainsford. |
| Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"? | Richard Connell |
| What is the author's pen name in "Call Of The Wild"? | Jack London |
| Define Quarry: | the object of the hunt. |
| Define Tangible: | with form and easy to describe. |
| Define Suspense: | uncertaincy or tension in the story. |
| Define Inferior: | less important. |
| Define Condone: | to forgive or overlook. |
| Define Plot: | important events from the story. |
| Define Imperative: | necessary. |
| Define Uncanny: | remarkable, outstanding. |
| Define Conflict: | struggle between two opposing forces or people |
| Define Scruple: | moral uneasiness |
| Define Zealous: | intensely inthusiastic. |
| Define Foreshadow: | Hint early in story of something that will happpen later on. |
| Who is the author of "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" | Tim O'Brien |
| Who is the main character in "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" | Private First Class Paul Berlin |
| Who is the author in "The Necklace"? | Guy De Maupassant. |
| Who is the main character in "The Necklace"? | Madame Loisel |
| Who are the two main characters in "The Most Dangerous Game"? | Zaroff and Rainsford. |
| Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"? | Richard Connell |
| What is the author's pen name in "Call Of The Wild"? | Jack London...his "real" name is John Chaney |
| Who was the author of "Cask of Amontillado"? | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Montressor | Main character of Cask of Amontillado |
| Fortunato | Secondary character in Cask of Amontillado |
| What is the setting in Call of the Wild? | 1897 winter, in Klondike in Canada's Yukon |
| Who is the main character in Call of the Wild? | Buck, the sheep dog |
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