Fall Semester Final Review

What is step TWO of the PLOT MOUNTAIN?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Conclusion

• Climax

What is step FOUR of the PLOT MOUNTAIN?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Conclusion

• Climax

Why is General Zaroff excited that Rainsford has washed up on his private island?

• Zaroff knows Rainsford is a great hunter and wants to talk big game

• Zaroff secretly wants to take revenge on Rainsford for calling him a sissy

• Zaroff has not seen another human being for a decade

• Zaroff needs a successor to his island paradise

Select the best definition below for FORESHADOWING:

• A look back at events that occurred in the world of the story before the official start of the current story.

• When an author secretly shares what is to come in the plot using action, imagery, metaphor, narration, or dialogue as hints for future events.

• A look ahead at events that will occurr in the world of the story after the official ending of the current story.

• A struggle between a character and the shadow that haunts their every move.

At what moment during his fancy dinner with General Zaroff does Rainsford realize he is going to be the next "game" for Zaroff's hunting sport?

• Rainsford sees blood, tracks, and empty cartridge in the bush leading up to a fancy mansion.

• Zaroff claims that he has discovered an game on this island more dangerous than a Tiger, Bear, or Cape Buffalo

• Zaroff boasts his successes as a hunter but shares with Rainsford he has gotten bored by animals.

• General Zaroff tells Rainsford that he must join the game and be hunted or become Ivan's next victim.

Dog Star is a story told in what order or sequence?

• The entire story is a flash forward prediction of the near future.

• The entire story is told mostly through flashbacks, while starting and ending in the "present."

• The entire story is told using iambic pentameter and a rhyme sequence.

• The entire story is told in reverse like that one movie "Momento."

Select the best definition below for FLASHBACK:

• A look back at events that occurred in the world of the story before the official start of the current story.

• When an author secretly shares what is to come in the plot using action, imagery, metaphor, narration, or dialogue as hints for future events.

• A look ahead at events that will occurr in the world of the story after the official ending of the current story.

• A struggle between a character and the shadow that haunts their every move.

What is the goal of the main characters in A Christmas Memory?

• Bake fruitcake and give it as Christmas gifts

• Bake fruitcake to eat and eat and eat

• Bake cookies and cakes for Santa Claus

• Deliver homemade sweets to the orphanage

What separates Buddy from his cousin near the end of A Christmas Memory?

• Buddy runs away from the cruelty of his other relatives

• The cousin is hospitalized after a nasty fall

• Buddy is sent to military school

• President Roosevelt invites Buddy's cousin to the White House

What is the best definition for the literary term SENSORY IMAGERY?

• The direct focus on some specific sensory aspect of the body or outer or inner environment.

• The physical activation of one or more of the senses including taste, smell, vision, hearing, and touch.

• A process by which someone is deprived of normal external stimuli such as sight and sound for an extended period of time.

• Sensory imagery is a device story tellers employ to engage a reader's mind on multiple levels by appealing to their senses.