Short Stories

Which of the following stories takes place on Ship Trap Island?

• "The Most Dangerous Game"

• "The Interlopers"

• "The Necklace"

• "The Lottery"

Which of the following characters began hunting people for the love of the sport?

• Rainsford

• James (Jim) Dillingham Young

• General Zaroff

• Mr. Summers

Which of the following characters complained about having nothing to wear?

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Della Dillingham Young

• Mathilde Loisel

• Rainsford

Which of the following characters was killed by a community of people?

• Bill Hutchinson

• Tessie Hutchinson

• General Zaroff

• Ulrich von Gradwitz

Which of the following characters borrowed something from a friend and lost it?

• Della Dillingham Young

• Ulrich von Gradwitz

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Mathilde Loisel

Which of the following characters demonstrated selfless love for her significant other?

• Madame Forestier

• Della Dillingham Young

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Mathilde Loisel

In which of the following stories does someone get a bad haircut?

• "The Lottery"

• "The Necklace"

• "The Gift of the Magi"

• "The Interlopers"

The sequence of events in a short story, usually divided into five parts.

• plot

• theme

• exposition

• flashback

What are the five elements of plot listed in the correct sequence?

• resolution, climax, rising action, falling action, exposition

• characterization, conflict, climax, falling action, resolution

• indirect and direct characterization, plot, setting, sequence

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

The climax is defined as ________.

• Thickening the plot.

• The problem.

• The highest most intense part of the story.

• The dilemma.