Shorty Story Study Guide 2017

“Most Dangerous Game” 1. General______2. Sanger ______3. Both men are skilled______. 4. The general hunts______. He has a collection of human______in his library. 5.______the large Cossack who lives with the general. 6. The General presents Rainsford with two choices. He can either ______or ______. 7. Rainsford chooses to______. 8. When Rainsford is hiding up in the tree, the general shows he is aware of Rainsford’s whereabouts when he ______. 9. What traps does Rainsford set for the general? 10. During the hunt, ______and ______are killed. 11. How is the general defeated? “The Lady or the Tiger” 1. Describe the king: 2. Describe his daughter. 3. What phrase does the narrator use to describe his feelings about his daughter? 4. Who does the princess fall in love with? 5. Does the king like this person? Why or why not? 6. Describe “the king’s arena”. 7. Define personification: 8. Which comes out of the door, the lady or the tiger? "The Cask of Amontillado" 9. How many injuries has the narrator permitted from Fortunato? ______10. The narrator's name is ______11. Fortunato is wearing______12. Define Irony: 13. Throughout the story, Fortunato is constantly drinking. T. or F 14. What is the motto of the narrator's family? 15.What are catacombs? "The Tell-Tale Heart" 16. What bothers the narrator about the old man______17. The narrator tells us he is dreadfully______. 18. Who turns the narrator in? ______. “Masque of the Red Death” 1. Describe the disease, The Red Death. 2. How many chambers or apartments are described in Prospero’s palace? 3. What is unique about each of the rooms? What is different about the room on the most western part of the palace? 4. Who or what is the “mummer”? 5. What are the dreams that go to and fro through the apartments? 6. Why do the courtiers stop each time the clock chimes? 7. What happens to Prospero? To everyone else? "All Summer in a Day" 19. Where is the story set? 20. What is the weather like? 21. How often does the sun come out? 22. Who is Margot? 23. Define Simile: 24. Define metaphor: 25. Define imagery: