American Short Stories1-3

Fiction stories are based on true events.

The _________ is the problem in a story.

The rescued man hides bread under his blanket.

How does Della get the money for Jim's gift?

The lost man leaves his gold behind because he was too week to carry it.

An author born in Boston, Massachusetts.

The old man had a horrible blue eye.

The author of Love of Life. 

A character is killed by wolves.

Only people could be characters in a story.

The main character realizes possessions are not as important as his own life. 

This author wrote very dark and scary stories.

What is an autobiography?

A crazy young man kills an old man because he hates his eye.

The ship was not real. The starving man imagined it.

The end of the story where the problems are solved.

Setting

The people, spirits or animals that have a part in the story.

In what story did the main character bite a wolf?

The setting of this story is New York CIty.

The main characters of Gift of the Magi are __________.

Where was O. Henry born?

Conflict: The main character cannot afford to buy her husband a gift for Christmas.

The setting is in the Klondike.

The publisher is ________.

Authors sometimes use fake names when they write books or stories.

A story written about another person's life.

What is Della's gift to Jim?