Jeopardy Veldt/ Wasteland Contents Lit. Terms A&P/Gentle Rain Raymond
The ending is an example of what literary term? Situational irony Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
What value does Tom believe in at the beginning of the story? Financial success over time with family Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
How do we know that Tom’s attitude has changed at the end of the story? Tom laughs as the paper flies out the window Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
What was on the piece of paper? Tom’s research about shopping patterns Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
Why is the story called “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets”? Tom worries that the paper will be the only thing to identify him after he falls Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
Describe Cal’s philosophy for tutoring Donny. He doesn’t set rules. Tries to be more of a friend to Donny. Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
Give an example of foreshadowing in “The Veldt.” Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT Wallet, Scarfs, Screams
What values seem to be important to Donny? Spending time with friends, having fun. Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
What value is very important to the Hadley family at the beginning of the story? Technology, automation Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
What did the children used to play with in the nursery? Alice in Wonderland, Dr. Doolittle, Aladdin, Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
Would Squeaky be a dynamic or static character? Dynamic Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
What POV is the story told in? First person POV Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
Why does Squeaky think Christine is phony? She doesn’t want people to know she practices Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
Why does Mr. Pearson talk to Squeaky before the race? To see if she will let somebody else win Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
She isn’t girly enough Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT Why doesn’t Squeaky’s mom approve of her?
What is verbal irony? When you say the opposite of what you actually mean Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
Give an example of a symbol from one of our stories The piece of paper represents Tom’s future career Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
When the conflict is first introduced in a story Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT What is the initial incident?
What is tone? The author’s attitude toward the subject Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
What are the three types of indirect characterization? Actions, Dialogue, Thoughts Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
At the beginning of “The Gentle Rain,” why did the narrator want to make the people suffer? He had lost friends in previous battles in that town. Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
In “A&P,” why did the narrator stand up for the girls? He didn’t like the way they were being treated by his boss. Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
How did the narrator in “The Gentle Rain” show mercy to the village? He dropped the bombs in the wheat field instead of on the buildings. Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
In “A&P,” the manager is upset with the girls because of how they are dressed, but why does he ask them to leave? Because they do not think that they are doing anything wrong. Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT
Why did the narrator of “The Gentle Rain” think he was like God? He had the power to choose who would live and who would die. Click Below to Reveal Answer INCORRECTCORRECT