English+9+Review


 * English 9 Short Story Review

“The Most Dangerous Game” **  1. Why is hunting men a greater challenge than hunting animals?  2. Why is Rainsford well-known to Zaroff?  3. How does Zaroff make sure Rainsford will be in the hunt?  4. How does Zaroff justify hunting men?  5. Who is alive at the end of the story?  6. What conflict is the focus in the story? ** “Harrison Bergeron”**  7. What are the ballerina’s handicaps and why?  8. What is George’s handicap & why?  9. What does the Handicapper General believe?  10. How is Harrison Bergeron different?  11. What is the author’s view of equality?  12. Why is this story a satire?  13. What are the two families feuding over?  14. Who’s in the forest and why at the beginning of the story?  15. The branch falling on the men is an example of what type of conflict?  16. Georg & Ulrich decide to do what together? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 17. What is their new plan when their men come to free them? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 18. How does the story end? and why is it of literary importance? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 19. How can you tell the narrator is omniscient? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 20. Why did the author choose this point of view? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 21. According to Montresor, what must a good revenge have? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 22. How do you know Montresor is insane? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 23. What did Fortunato do to Montresor? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 24. When we know Montressor’s plan and Fortunato does not, this is an example of what literary device? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 25. Describe the mood at the beginning of the story? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 26. Why is smoking a danger to the sniper’s health? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 27. One clue that the sniper is experienced at war is what? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 28. Although he is happy to have killed the other sniper, what does he feel when he goes to see the body? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 29. Why does this story have no dialogue? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 30. Why does Della sell her hair to Madame Sofronie? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 31. Explain why the ending is a good example of situational irony? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 32. How does this story also contain dramatic irony? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 33. The scarlet ibis falling from the tree and dying is symbolic of what? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 34. What does the storm symbolize? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 35. Why is the brother nicknamed Doodle? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 36. What is the conflict between the narrator and Doodle? <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;"> 37. What act gives the narrator hope that Doodle can do more?
 * “The Interlopers” **
 * “The Cask of Amontillado.” **
 * “The Sniper” **
 * “The Gift of the Magi” **
 * “The Scarlet Ibis” **