1. Facing Monsters Unit Review
Ms. Ridgway – LA9

2. 100 200 300 400 500 Done “The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Birds” OR “The Colomber”
“The Sniper” OR “Poison”
“Marigolds” OR “Black Boy “
Vocabulary and Literary Terms
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3. Protagonist – Rainsford, Antogonist – General Zaroff
Who are the protagonist and antagonist in the story “The Most Dangerous Game”?
Protagonist – Rainsford, Antogonist – General Zaroff
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4. What is the PRIMARY conflict in the story “The Most Dangerous Game”?
Person vs. person – Rainsford vs. General Zaroff
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5. _______ + _______ + _______ = THEME
Setting + Character + Plot = Theme
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6. What are the five elements on the PLOT CHART, in order?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
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7. What is the theme in “The Most Dangerous Game”?
We are more likely to understand others by putting ourselves in their position.
For example, “Even so, I rather think they understand one thing – fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death.”
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8. What is the climax of the story “The Colomber”?
When Stefano goes to face the columber, and ends up recieving the Perla del Mare
At this point, Stefano is ready to meet his fate (face his fears)
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9. Describe in detail one example of foreshadowing in “The Birds”?
A bird dives and nearly misses the farmer’s head as he mows
Nat opens the window and the birds attack his hand
Nat spends an entire night fighting off birds in Jill and Johnny’s room
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10. When Nat smokes his last cigarette at the end of “The Birds,” what does that imply about his future?
He feels defeated, and the future looks bleak.
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11. Explain Stefano’s feelings about the colomber throughout the story.
Extreme interest/curiosity – when he first sees the columber
Obsession – throughout his sailing
Fear – when he goes to face it
Respect – when he receives the Perla del Mare and thinks of the columber as a faithful friend
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12. Explain the importance of this quotation from the end of “The Birds
Explain the importance of this quotation from the end of “The Birds.” Nat listened to the tearing sound of splintering wood and wondered how many million years of memory were stored in those little brains, behind the stabbing beaks, the piercing eyes, now giving them this instinct to destroy mankind with all the deft precision of machines.
The Birds may be attacking humans because they feel mankind has been destroying the planet for years
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13. What important information is presented in the background information and exposition of the story “The Sniper”?
There is a civil war raging in Ireland, and this can pit brother against brother, as it does in this story.
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14. What two things does poison stand for in the story “Poison”?
Snake venom and ethnic bias/racism
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15. When the sniper turns over his brother’s dead body, what message was the author trying to get the reader to understand?
The author wants the reader to feel the senseless tragedy of war.
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16. Provide a specific example of suspense from the story “Poison”.
Example: Ganderbai himself was sweating now, large pearls of sweat standing out all over his forehead and along his upper lip. But his hands were steady, and I noticed that his eyes were watching, not the tube in his hands, but the area of crumpled sheet above Harry’s stomach.
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17. At the end of the story “Poison,” explain how Harry feels about Dr
At the end of the story “Poison,” explain how Harry feels about Dr. Ganderbai.
Harry is angry with Dr. Ganderbai for suggesting that there never was a krait.
Also, Harry is insulting to Dr. Ganderbai and calls him names.
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18. What lesson does the mom in the story “Black Boy” try to teach her son?
To fight his own battles and stand up for himself
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19. What is the primary conflict in the story “Marigolds”?
Person vs. self – Lizabeth struggles with growing up
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20. How does Richard initially feel about being the “grocery-shopper” in the story Black Boy? How do his feelings change?
Initially he is proud.
Once he realizes that he will get beat up on the way to the store, he feels terrified.
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21. What does Lizabeth mean when she says at the end of the story, “And I too have planted marigolds”?
That she, like Miss Lottie, has tried to create beauty out of ugliness.
Lizabeth realizes how people prize their efforts to counteract adversity.
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22. List three of Lizabeth’s specific problems that lead to her tearing out Miss Lottie’s marigolds.
The need for my mother who was never there,
The hopelessness of our poverty and degradation,
The bewilderment of being neither child nor woman and yet both and once,
The fear unleashed by my father’s tears.
These emotions combined lead Lizabeth toward destruction.
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23. Define disarming, then use it in a sentence.
Disarming: removing or lessening suspicions or fears.
“Don’t be alarmed,” said Rainsford, with a smile which he hoped was disarming.
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24. “Giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws” (The Most Dangerous Game”) is an example of what two/three literary devices?
“razor edges” = metaphor
Rocks “crouch” = personification
“like a sea monster” = simile
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25. Define abyss, then use it in a sentence.
Abyss: bottomless depth; here, something beyond understanding or too deep for measurement.
Great are the satisfactions of an industrious, well-to-do, and quiet life, but greater still is the attraction of the abyss.
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26. In your own words, explain irony
In your own words, explain irony. Then, provide an example of something that was ironic from one of the short stories.
Irony: contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality.
Examples: many
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27. Define imperative, then use it in a sentence.
Imperative: extremely important, urgent.
It is imperative that every individual stay indoors tonight and that no one at all remain on the streets or roads or anywhere outdoors.
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