1. By Mona Gardner Designed by Rose Johnson Adapted by Rose Johnson

2. Place: rural India at the home of a colonial official and his wife Time: Colonial India

4. Full of or characterized by animation, vigor, or courage; lively, energetic

5. Excited or confused state

6. Shortening or tightening of one’s muscles

7. Calms; sedates

8. One who studies nature; scientist

9. Open porch

10. A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion

11. Demanding the attention; striking

12. Military officer India mid-1800s

13. Basic monetary unit of India

14. Assistants to an ambassador or other high official /

15. Cobras can stand up to two-thirds Of their length and still move forward. They can look a man in the eye, and their venom is powerful enough to kill TWENTY MEN!

16. Solution Analyze the story, “The Dinner Party,” and describe the story at each of the above stages of the plot.

17. Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot. What is the conflict presented in “The Dinner Party?” Character vs Character Character vs Nature Character vs Society Character vs Self Discuss Support your answer.