If Cornered Scream

What words help the story, "If Cornered, Scream", create anxiety and suspense.

• gas, stop light, agreeable

• good driver, security guard, relieved

• isolated, uptight, disturbing

• happy, joyful, lighthearted

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What is the mood in the beginning of the story?

• cheerful

• humorous

• tense

• adventurous

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Most readers would agree that when the nurse realized________ was the inciting incident of the thriller.

• she was off work

• she needed to stop and get gas

• when the nurse saw the person in her backseat

• a fugitive was on the loose

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The author uses foreshadowing and .... to keep her readers guessing.

• conflict

• characterization

• symbolism

• suspense

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The short story "If Cornered, Scream" is an example of a ...

• thriller

• realistic fiction

• gothic

• science fiction

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What part of the plot was when Gabriel revealed there was a man in the back of the nurse's car.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

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What figurative language is used: "As she handed him the gas tank key, he asked, "Any more ping pong playing under the hood?"

• similie

• metaphore

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

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Which figurative language is used: "Nausea pitched and rolled through her body like seasickness."

• metaphor

• similie

• hyperbole

• alliteration

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Where and when do the events at the beginning of the story occur?

• At the gas station she visits

• Inside the nurse's hospital

• Inside the nurse's home

• In the hospital parking lot

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Who is the protagonist of the story?

• the nurse

• Gabriel

• the criminal

• the police

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