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Powerpoint Jeopardy 10 20 30 40 50 “Tell-Tale-Heart”
“The Monkey’s Paw” “The Landlady” “Us and Them” “The Hitchhiker” 10 20 30 40 50
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Why does the narrator in “The Tell-
Tell – Heart” decide to kill the old Man ? Category 1 – 10
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How do the officers learn that the narrator has murdered the old man?
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When the narrator keeps stalking the old man in his sleep – it builds what?
Category 1 -30
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What can you tell about the narrator Based on his tone?
Category 1 – 50
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What has the narrator’s sharpened senses created?
Category 1 – 50 points
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Why does Mr. White wish for two hundred pounds?
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Why does Mr. White refuse to open the door after his second wish?
Category 1 -20
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When Mr. White thinks he sees faces in the fire
What does the reader predict? Category 2 -30
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What does the reader infer when Morris throws the paw into the fire?
Category 2 – 40
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What creates the mood in the story?
Category 2 – 50 points
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In the Landlady, what does the main character do for a living?
Category 3 – 10 points
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What was usual about how the landlady answered the door?
Category 3 – 20 points
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Why did Billy trust the landlady?
Category 3 – 30 points
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What can we infer when the tea has a strange taste?
Category 3 – 40 points
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Give 2 reasons why Billy decides to stay at the bed and breakfast.
Category 3 – 50 points
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When does the author spy on the Tomkey’s?
Category 4 – 10 points
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Why does the author’s mother go get the candy from the author?
Category 4 – 20 points
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What kind of irony is it when the author states that his parents agree with the Tomkey’s about television, but then they watch it? Category 4 – 30 points
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We know that Sedaris is fasinated with the Tomkey’s, but Sedaris calls them uninteresting. What kind of Irony is that? Category 4 – 40 points
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What does Sedaris do instead of admitting he was wrong?
Category 4 – 50 points
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What short story was originally written for a Radio play?
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What is used in a radio play to signal the present to the past?
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When Adam’s mother warns him about driving recklessly and picking up strangers, it is an example of?
Category 5 – 30 points
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At the end of the play, Adams realizes he is ?
Category 5 – 40 points
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What do you think the Hichhiker is leading Adam’s to?
Category 5 – 50 points
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