9th grade Short Story Unit Test Review

the part of the plot where the conflict is resolved

TMDG: At first Zaroff hopes Rainsford will

a literary device where a nonhuman thing takes on human characteristics

A person, place, thing or event which has a special meaning attached to it.

What is the setting of "The Interlopers"?

"The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse."

What happens to Doodle at the end of TSI?

"We were down in Old Woman Swamp and it was spring and the sick sweet smell of bay flowers....."

The struggle between opposing forces in a story is the

A comparison between 2 things that uses like or as

TMDG: What is the first conflict Rainsford must face?

the part of plot where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced

the main idea/central message about life or humanity in a short story.

the struggle between a character and an outside force

"The Scarlet Ibis"

TMDG: How does Ivan die?

"The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue"

In "TM" when Roger asks "You gonna take me to jail?" Mrs. Jones replies

TN: What motivates Madame Losiel to reject the party invitation at first?

a struggle that takes place within the mind of a character

a narrator of a story who cannot be trusted, he/she lacks credibility in some way

In "TSI," why had the narrator wanted a brother?

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

"The Interlopers"

TMDG: General Zaroff wants to hunt an animal that can

an event that is not just surprising but actually contrary to what the reader expects

By the end of the story, TM, Roger seems to want Mrs. Jones to

TYM: The sink where Roger scrubs his face serves as a _____: he is "washing away" his bad deeds.

In TN, Madame Loisel is a dissatisfied housewife who dreams of luxury. This part of the story is the __________________

literary device in which a writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story to create dramatic tension

ASOT: Eckels goes on the trip because he

In TSI, the death of the scarlet ibis serves to _______________ the death of little Doodle.

when a character says one thing but means the opposite.

the character or force that is opposition to the protagonist

the part of the plot before the climax where complications are introduced.

"A Sound of Thunder"

ASOT: Which event foreshadows Eckel's inability to shoot the dinosaur?

TMDG: To win the hunting game, Rainsford must survive for

a person (or animal) in a literary work that takes part in the action.

the turning point of a plot/storyline

time and place when a literary work takes place

George and Ulrich react to being trapped under the tree by

when the audience/reader knows what will happen to a character but the character doesn't.

ASOT: Why is Eckels sent out to retrieve the bullets?

IIn "TMDG" when Zaroff talks about how cultured and civilize he is, that is an example of

the main character of a literary work

"The Most Dangerous Game"

"Thank You, Ma'am"

TN: Madame Loisel is unhappy because she

"The Necklace"