Short Story Test Review 8

Which is NOT an example of irony in "The Ransom of Red Chief"?

Who is arrested in "After Twenty Years"?

What is the resolution in "After Twenty Years"?

hints or clues as to what will occur later in the story

written conversation between two or more characters

How much is the original ransom the kidnappers want for the child?

What was the trapper's name that Paul traveled with?

Which is NOT an example of foreshadowing in "Wolves of Fear"?

Which character gave their mother a mop and pail?

descriptive words or phrases

Which character had a flashback to childhood?

the final outcome; the denouement

Which of the following did Red Chief NOT do to his kidnappers?

additional factor or problem introduced into rising action to make the conflict more difficult

True or False: Paul killed a bear

In "The Landlady," the woman is creepy for all of the following EXCEPT...

For what occasion are Nick and Joe buying their mother a gift?

"The Golden Touch" contains all of the following literary devices EXCEPT

stage of plot when characters and setting are introduced

Red Chief is "feisty." What does feisty mean?

In "The Landlady," what is the clue to the protagonist's fate?

What is Red Chief's real name?

What injury did Paul get?

contrast between appearance and reality

struggle between opposing forces

How much money do the kidnappers pay to return the child to his home?

Goldilocks did which of the following crimes?

In "Half a Gift," what was Nick's age?

Who purchased a comb with pretty stones for his mother?

Why did Paul ask where they would go in an emergency?

What were the names of the two kidnappers in "The Ransom of Red Chief"?

underlying message about life or human nature

shows the result of important action that happened in the climax

True or False: the Indian boy killed the bear

principal character or force in opposition to the main character

person, animal, or thing in a literary work

turning point of the story

Why has Paul been sent to live with Mac

How much money do the kidnappers request in their ransom note?

the main character of a literary work

in "The Golden Touch," the protagonist's name is

time and location of a story

What is the theme of "Half a Gift?

the sequence of events in a story; focuses on central conflict

feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for the reader

What is the climax of "Half a Gift"

What were the names of the two friends in "After 20 Years"?

stage in the plot in which the conflict develops and story events build

the writer's attitude toward a subject

when a person, place, object, or activity represents something beyond itself

vantage point from which the story is told