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WorksheetsPlot, Characterization, Short Story, Monster Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
In the story arc: Life for the protagonist finds a new normal and continues on an altered path.
Resolution
Assertion
Rising Action
Exposition
In the story arc: The most important struggle in the story where the protagonist changes or faces the antagonist.
Theme
Climax
Summary
Bridge
In the story arc: The story's loose ends are tied up and supporting characters/side issues are resolved.
Exposition
Falling Action
Rising Action
Assertion
In the story arc: All of the steps that the protagonist faces on his or her journey to the story's climax.
Resolution
Falling Action
Rising Action
Assertion
In the story arc: Settings, Characters, Protagonist's ordinary life.
Resolution
Exposition
Hook
Assertion
In the story arc: Something changes in our protagonist's life, setting the story in motion.
Rising Action
Resolution
Conflict Introduced
Falling Action
In the story arc: An "epilogue" or bit of extra information after the story.
Resolution
Evidence
Theme
Denouement
What is the correct term for the main character of a story?
hero
protagonist
antagonist
The author reveals the traits of a character through other means: What the character says, what the character does, what the character thinks , what others say.
Characterization
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Character Typing
How an author reveals the personality of a character.
Characterization
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Character Typing
The author directly states the character’s traits.
Characterization
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Character Typing
S.T.E.A.L is a tool for determining what type of characterization--
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
What does STEAL stand for?
Suggestions, Thinking, Emotions, Actions, Language
Speaking, Thinking, Effecting, Acting, Liking
Speech, Thoughts, Effects, Actions, Looks
Speech, Thoughts, Emotions, Attitude, Looks
In a Character Journal: __________ A quote from the text with a page number in parenthesis.
Context
Evidence
Inference
Commentary
In a Character Journal: __________ An opinion about what the evidence reveals about the character; two or three character words.
Context
Evidence
Inference
Commentary
In a Character Journal: __________ Two sentences that explain the connection between the evidence and the characterization.
Context
Evidence
Inference
Commentary
In a Character Journal: __________ A description of what is happening in the story in the part where you found your quote.
Context
Evidence
Inference
Commentary
Which inference about Steve's character best goes with the following textual reference: "It's funny, but in the courtroom, I don't feel like I'm involved in the case" (59).
angry
helpless
excited
encouraged
Which inference about Steve's character best goes with the following textual reference: " "I can't write it enough times to make it look the way I feel. I hate, hate, hate this place!" (46).
Angry
Helpless
Excited
Encouraged
In "Thank You Ma'am" What is the most likely reason why Mrs. Jones left her purse on the daybed where the boy could have grabbed it?
She was old and forgetful.
She didn’t have any money in the purse.
She wanted to give the boy a chance to be trusted.
She wanted the boy to help himself to the money he needed.
What can you infer about Mrs. Jones's first reaction to Roger from this sentence in "Thank You, Ma’am"?
“The large woman simply turned around and kicked him right square in his blue-jeaned sitter.”
She is puzzled.
She is frightened.
She is angry.
She is deeply hurt.
In "Thank You Ma'am," why does Mrs. Jones drag Roger to her home?
to talk with him, to feed him, and to teach him about trust
to hold him for the police
to make him work for pay
to lecture him about honesty
In "Thank You Ma'am" What does Mrs. Jones imply to Roger with the following statement? “And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s – because shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet.”
Mrs. Jones implies that if Rogers wears shoes that were stolen, he could burst into flames.
Mrs. Jones implies that Roger would not enjoy wearing the shoes because they would make him feel guilty.
Mrs. Jones implies that Roger is behaving like the devil, and therefore does not deserve the shoes.
There is no implication; Mrs. Jones is old and crazy.
In “The Most Dangerous Game,” What is Zaroff’s main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals?
There is no other big game on his island.
He doesn’t like to kill innocent creatures.
He hates humanity and wants to take revenge against it.
Hunting men is more of a challenge than hunting beasts
Who is dead by the end of the story?
Rainsford
Rainsford and Zaroff
Rainsford, Ivan, and two sailors
Zaroff, Ivan, and one of Zaroff’s best dogs
Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford —
swims to Zaroff’s château and surprises him
kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless
catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling
signals to a passing boat that helps him escape
Monster Characters: A member of the Diablos gang who is enlisted by Bobo to take part in the robbery. He and Steve do not get along, as he is a known criminal in the community.
James King
Osvaldo Cruz
Jose Delgado
Alguinaldo Nesbitt
Monster Characters: The planner of the robbery who later testifies against Steve and King. He is a known criminal throughout the community.
Steve Harmon
Bobo Evans
James King
Jose Delgado
Monster Characters: An assistant district attorney who is prosecuting Steve and James King for the murder of a local convenience store clerk. She refers to Steve as a “monster” during her opening statement.
Kathy O’Brien
Lorelle Harmon
Sandra Petrocelli
Asa Brings
Monster Characters: King’s defense attorney. He spends most of the trial trying to convince the jury that Petrocelli’s witnesses are not credible.
Kathy O’Brien
Lorelle Harmon
Sandra Petrocelli
Asa Brings
Monster Characters: Steve’s defense attorney during his trial. Her ability to defend Steve fairly as a white woman is questioned by members of the community.
Kathy O’Brien
Lorelle Harmon
Sandra Petrocelli
Asa Brings
Monster Characters: A sixteen-year-old African American teenager who is on trial for murder during a robbery gone wrong. He narrates the events of the trial through a film script.
Steve Harmon
Bobo Evans
James King
Jose Delgado
Monster Characters:A twenty-three-year-old African American man who is on trial with Steve for the same murder. He is accused of plotting the robbery, and ends up wrestling with the drugstore victim at the moment the gun goes off.
Steve Harmon
Bobo Evans
James King
Jose Delgado
Monster Characters: The victim of the crime, he is depicted as a decent, hard-working citizen who lost his life in defense of his property.
James King
Osvaldo Cruz
Jose Delgado
Alguinaldo Nesbitt
Monster: Where is the narrator, at the beginning of the story?
film class
the park
on the street
jail
Monster: What does the narrator decide to write in the notebook he is given?
He decides to write down his regrets.
He decides to write down a mark for each day he is in jail.
He decides to write down the story of this experience as a film.
He decides to write down letters to his family.
Monster: Which of the following does Steve not use to help tell his story?
Scripts/screenplay
Music
Photographs
Journal Entries
Monster: Who is on trial for murder?
Osvaldo Cruz and James King
Bobo Evans and Steve Harmon
Bobo Evans and James King
Steve Harmon and James King
Monster: How does Steve feel in the courtroom?
He feels uncomfortable because everyone keeps looking at him like he’s guilty.
He feels like he is not involved with the case–the judge and lawyers and everyone else are doing everything; he does not have an active part.
He feels like he can’t breathe; like all the walls are closing in on him.
He feels like the prosecutor and O’Brien have already cut a deal between themselves and they are just going through the motions of a trial, already knowing the outcome will be a guilty verdict.
Monster: According to O’Brien, what cheap trick does Petrocelli use on July 10th ?
She tells Steve his parents were in a car accident.
She wears a low-cut blouse.
She asks the judge for a continuance.
She brings up the photos again so the jury will think about them over the weekend.
Monster: What is Miss O’Brien’s response to Steve’s telling her he isn’t guilty?
She says he should have said, “I didn’t do it.”
She turns away in silence.
She tells him she doesn’t believe him, that he is, in fact, a monster.
She heaves a sigh of relief because it confirms what she has thought all along.
Monster: What does Steve think as he lies on his cot after Mama’s visit?
He thinks about how good Mama has been to him and how he has let her down. He wishes he hadn’t gotten into this mess and that he could make her proud again.
He thinks his being in this situation is Mama’s fault. She doesn’t even know who he is or what he does. If she had cared more and paid more attention to him, he wouldn’t be in this mess.
He thinks, “I know Mama cares. I just wish she’d leave me alone here. Alone with my thoughts, alone with my pain. I don’t think I could stand another visit fromMama.”
He thinks, “I could still feel Mama’s pain. And I knew she felt that I didn’t do anything wrong. It was me who wasn’t sure. It was me who lay on the cot wondering if I was fooling myself.”
Monster: Which character asks Steve to participate in the robbery?
Bobo
Osvaldo
King
Johnny
Monster: Why is it funny to Steve that they don’t allow kids in the visiting area?
He thinks kids should be allowed to come in and see what it is to be in jail so they won’t do stuff that will put them there.
He can visualize a film cartoon with kids shooting nerf guns and being rowdy all over the jail’s visiting area.
He thinks it’s funny because he knows the kids are probably safer in the visitor’s area than at home in their neighborhood.
He thinks it’s funny that if he weren’t locked up, he wouldn’t even be allowed in the visitor’s area.
Monster: Why do Briggs and O’Brien think Bobo decides to testify against Steve and King?
He wants to do the right thing.
He wants to rid the neighborhood of crime.
He wants revenge against Steve and King.
He got a deal for a shorter prison sentence.
Monster: What sign does Steve give Bobo and King that the store is all clear?
He nods as he exits the store.
He gives a “thumbs up.”
He straightens his hat.
He gives no sign. He just walks out, and they figure it was all right.
