The Elevator

Which happens first?

• To avoid the fat lady Martin runs up the stairs and breaks his leg

• The fat lady gets on the elevator, laughs and then hits the stop button

• Martin asks his dad has he seen the lady, but his father accuses him of being afraid

• Martin and his father move into a new apartment with a scary elevator

which part of the plot do we meet the Fat Lady in?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

Martin is describes as a thin, 12 year-old boy.

• True

• False

What text evidence shows the reader that Martin and his father did not get along?

• He felt too close to any other rider; too intimate.

• Why was she leaving the building at 7:30 in the morning?

• His father said, with a look of total scorn, "Grow up, Martin."

• Martin pleaded, struggling forward on his crutches.

What event sets the RISING ACTION in motion?

• We meet Martin for the first time.

• The fat lady gets on the elevator; Martin's fear begins to grow.

• Martin describes the elevator.

• The Fat Lady speaks and pushes the stop button.

The story ends at the climax.

• true

• false

What point of view is the story told in?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

According to the narrator, what did Martin hate most about the elevator?

• fear of strangers

• fear of being trapped by himself and it would fall

• fear of riding in the dark

Martin can’t decide whether he should ride the elevator or take the stairs. Is this an internal or external conflict?

• internal

• external

What is different about the plot of this story from the average story you would read?

• there is no exposition

• there is no rising action

• there is no climax

• there is no resolution