Transcript Answer - SCHOOLinSITES

Ghost
Story/
Lady or the
Tiger
Monkey’s
Paw/ Cask of
Amontillado
The Lottery/
Most
Dangerous
Game
Suspense
and
Inference
Elements
of Fiction
Grammar
Vocabulary
Conflict
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What kind of king ruled in, “The Lady or the Tiger?”
Support your answer with details from the story.
Answer
Semi-barbaric king.
He gave men on trial a chance between two doors.
Behind one door was a lady and the other was a tiger.
The entire town watched.
Who was the ghost in, “Ghost Story?”
Answer
Cardiff Giant
Why was the ghost in, “Ghost Story,” haunting the
apartment building?
Answer
His body was on display and he couldn’t rest until it was
buried.
Identify the climax of, “Ghost Story,” and explain why the
climax can’t be another point in the story.
Answer
The it occurs when the narrator learns who the ghost is.
After this realization, there is no more suspense because
most of our questions are answered.
Explain where the suspense in, “Lady or the Tiger,”
begins and ends. How does this affect where the
climax of the story occurs?
Answer
The suspense begins when we find out the princess’s
lover is on trial, and it never ends because we never
learn which door he opened. Because we never figure
out what door he opened, the climax comes at the end
of the story. The only thing that follows the climax is
the narrator’s thoughts about the princess.
Name the 4 main characters from, “The Monkey’s Paw.”
Answer
Mr. White
Mrs. White
Herbert White
Sergeant Major Morris
Name the two main characters from, “Cask of
Amontillado.” What is their common interest?
Answer
Fortunato
Montresor
Wine
What are the three wishes in, “The Monkey’s Paw?”
Answer
200 pounds
Wish Herbert alive
Wish Herbert dead
What is the final wish of the first man who had the
monkey’s paw? How does this foreshadow the events
of, “The Monkey’s Paw?”
Answer
He wished for death. This foreshadows that something
terrible happened due to the monkey’s paw—hence
nothing good will happen for the Whites.
What is the climax of, “Monkey’s Paw,” and, “Cask of
Amontillado?” How is the placement of each climax
similar?
 MP: When Mrs. White opens the door and
Herbert isn’t there
 CoA: When Montresor puts in the last brick.
 They are both at the very end of the story.
Who is the main character from, “The Lottery?”
Answer
Tessie Hutchinson
Who are the main characters from, “Most Dangerous
Game?” Give a quick description of each character.
Answer
Rainsford—a hunter; famous; think animals understand
no emotions. Claims there are two classes in the world:
hunters and hunted
General Zaroff—Russian military; enjoys hunting
humans because humans can reason.
Describe the lottery process in “The Lottery.” What are
the different stages and rules?
What happens when someone wins the lottery?
Answer
Round 1: Heads of household draw a slip of paper from a
black box. The family that pulls the black dot is
selected.
Round 2: Each family member from the selected family
draws. The person who pulls the black dot wins.
He/she is stoned to death by everyone else in town
In, “Most Dangerous Game,” Rainsford claims that the
hunted experience no emotions. How does this
foreshadow later events? Does his statement hold
true? Why or why not?
Answer
He becomes hunted!
He experiences fear for the most part, but it is still an
emotion. He even experiences pride and shame as he
tries his different traps.
“The Lottery” and “Most Dangerous Game” revolve
around a typical game/sport, but adds in a twist.
Think about what this twist is.
Keeping the above in mind, what might the theme of the
two stories be?
Answer
 Evil of humans
 Broken society
Define suspense
Answer
Growing interest and excitement a reader experiences
while awaiting the climax of a story. Questions are
raised in the readers’ minds.
Define inference.
Answer
Using clues to predict what will happen later in the story.
Describe three clues from, “Cask of Amontillado”
that we can use to infer Montresor’s plans for
Fortunato.
(other than the obvious)
Answer
Trowel under Montresor’s jacket
Going through catacombs
Giving Fortunato wine
Being a “mason”
Toasting, “and I to your long life”
Although we are never told that Rainsford killed Zaroff,
we know that he did. Explain the clues in the story that
helped us make this inference.
Answer
Zaroff was hunting Rainsford. Rainsford proved to be
much smarter than previous victims. When they
confronted each other at the end, Zaroff explained that
only one person will be sleeping in that bed—
Rainsford slept in it.
What is the relationship between inference and context
clues? Explain.
Answer
They both use clues to figure out an answer to
something.
Inference—what’s happening in a story
Context clues—the meaning of a word/phrase
Define setting
Answer
When and where a story takes place
List and explain the 3 points-of-view.
Answer
First Person—a character in the story is the narrator.
Uses “I” and “we”
Third Person (Limited)– A character outside of the story
(or main events) narrates. He/she only knows the
thoughts of one character
Third Person (omniscient)—A character outside of the
story narrate. Is all-knowing and can give us the inner
thoughts of any character
List and define the 6 points on a plot diagram.
Answer
Exposition—Background information
Inciting incident—starts the action of the story
Rising Action—growing interest and conflict leading to
the climax
Climax—turning point
Falling action—leading to conclusion.
Resolution—all ends are tied up.
What is theme?
Answer
The overall message. It gives a statement about
humanity.
Choose one story and diagram it on a story structure
plot.
Answer
List the 8 parts of speech.
Answer
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
What is the difference between an adjective and an
adverb?
Answer
Adjective modifies a noun
Adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
What is the difference between a noun and a pronoun?
Which one becomes an antecedent?
Answer
Nouns are specific things.
Mindy; car; freedom; textbooks
Pronouns are refer to nouns without renaming them.
She; it
Nouns become antecedents
Which two parts of speech can MUST we have in order
to communicate?
Answer
Nouns and verbs
The articles the, a, and an are what part of speech?
Answer
Adjectives
How do you use context clues to figure out the meaning
of an unknown word? Where do you look for clues?
Answer
Context clues give hints about the words.
Look for synonyms or antonyms, actions, setting,
characters, and events in the story.
Who was bibulous in, “The Monkey’s Paw?” Who makes
that claim?
Hint: the bibulous man is the same person who proffers
the talisman
Answer
Sergeant Major Morris
The Whites say this because they think his war stories
are made up.
Who gets fettered to a wall in a deep section of the
catacombs?
Who fetters him?
Answer
Montresor fetters Fortunato.
Who acts defiantly in “The Lottery?” Explain how.
Answer
Tessie Hutchinson starts yelling out how “unfair” the
whole process was and that her husband was given no
time to choose. She tries to get her married daughters
involved in the drawing.
Who had gouged feet? He had vagabond spirits from
perdition with him.
Answer
Cardiff Giant
What is conflict?
Answer
Struggle between two opposing forces
Name and define the two main types of conflict?
Answer
External—between protagonist and an outside force
Internal—in the protagonist’s mind
Describe the four ways we witness conflict.
Answer
Man vs Man
Man vs Society
Man vs Nature
Man vs Self
Name and explain the type(s) of conflict in, “The Lady or
the Tiger.”
Answer
Man vs Man
King against the lover
Man vs Self
Princess’s decision
Man vs Society
The lover breaking the rules
Name and explain the type(s) of conflict in, “The
Monkey’s Paw.”
Answer
Man vs Self
He makes wishes although he doesn’t need them. He
toys with fate and it works against him.