The Escape

Who wrote "The Escape" ? The author is...

• Edgar Allen Poe

• R. L. Stine

• J. B. Stamper

• Isaac Asimov

Why is Boris being taken to solitary?

• He tried to escape

• He hid from the Night Guard

• He fought with another prisoner

• He lied to the Night Guard

What is the conflict that we find in the exposition?

• Boris is in prison but doesn't want to be.

• Boris gets stuck in the tunnel.

• Boris hits his head on a sewer grate.

• Boris realizes there isn't a way out.

What was the climax?

• Boris realizes there isn't a way out.

• Boris will be eaten alive by the rats.

• Boris reaches the end of the tunnel.

• Boris hits his head on the sewage grate (metal bars)

Why do you think the author used so much repetition within the story? (This question has two correct answers. You must choose both correct answers to get full-credit.)

• She wanted to place emphasis on the rats so that we could be aware that rats would probably have a larger role in the story towards the end.

• She wanted us to get bored and speed through the story.

• She wanted to place emphasis on how afraid Boris was of the lightning and darkness throughout the story.

• She wanted to stress the importance of Boris feeling trapped like an animal in a cage only to be "trapped like a rat" at the ending.

Suspense is an uneasy feeling, uncertainty, or anticipation that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next. Which of the items below is the BEST example of suspense from the text?

• "Maybe another prisoner had dug around the rock."

• "The rocky walls were sharp and tore at his hands."

• "Then a sound behind him terrified him. It was the sound of those clawed feet. They were following him."

• "He picked himself up. He reached for the slimy walls of the tunnel that he had just fallen down."

Who wrote 'The Escape'?

• Edgar Allen Poe

• R. L. Stine

• J. B. Stamper

• Isaac Asimov

Why is Boris being taken to solitary?

• He tried to escape

• He hid from the Night Guard

• He fought with another prisoner

• He lied to the Night Guard

What is the conflict that we find in the exposition?

• Boris is in prison but doesn't want to be.

• Boris gets stuck in the tunnel.

• Boris hits his head on a sewer grate.

• Boris realizes there isn't a way out.

What was the climax?

• Boris realizes there isn't a way out.

• Boris will be eaten alive by the rats.

• Boris reaches the end of the tunnel.

• Boris hits his head on the sewage grate (metal bars)