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39 Cards in this Set
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author of "The Lady, or the Tiger"
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Frank Stockton
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author of "The Monkey's Paw"
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W.W. Jacobs
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author of "Red Moccasins"
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Susan Power
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author of "The Lottery"
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Shirley Jackson
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author of "The Fog Horn"
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Ray Bradbury
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mood
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the feeling created by a piece of writing
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image
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a picture in the reader's mind created by words
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metaphor
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a figure of speech thata says one thing is another
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satire
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humorous writing that makes fun of foolishness
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climax
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the high point of interest or suspense in a story
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In "The Lady, or the Tiger?" the king is...
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semibarbaric
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In "The Lady, or the Tiger?" the ___knows which door the tiger is behind when her lover is on trial
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princess
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Old Man Warner is the ____ man in town in "The Lottery"
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oldest
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Mrs.___ gets stoned at the end of "The Lottery"
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Hutchinson
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The narrator of "The Fog Horn" thinks the monster is some kind of ___
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dinosaur
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In "The Fog Horn" when the ___ come to the lighthouse, McDunn lies about what happened to the tower
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rescuers
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Sergeant-Major ___ brings the monkey's paw from India in "The Monkey's Paw"
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Morris
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In "The Monkey's paw" Mr. White tells his wife the noise she hears is a ___
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rat
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In "Red Moccasins" Dina dreams about Red Dress, the woman with ___ rattles tied in her hair
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rattlesnake
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In "Red Moccasins" Anna ties Chaske's ___ rattle to her braid
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baby
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the postmaster
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Mr. Graves
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Mr. White
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he was playing chess with his son
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wedding
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occasion that occurred if lady was selected
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lament
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a crying out in grief
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Mr. McDunn
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person who thinks the fish ame to worship
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rhapsody
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joyful song
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Chaske
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Anna Thunder's son
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dwindle
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to fade away
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atrophy
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to wither
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Clyde Dunbar
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person who was absent from the lottery
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mourners
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people who came out when tiger was chosen
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Morris
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person who tried to throw the paw in the fire
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Mrs. Delacroix
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person who selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands
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Cliffor Blue Kettle
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Dina's father
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frivolous
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playful
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When does the rising action of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" begin?
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The rising action begins when the king puts his daughter's lover in prison to await his trial in the king's arena.
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Who is late to the lottery? Why was this person late?
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Mrs. Hutchinson was late because she forgot what day it was.
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What is the definition of science fiction?
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Science fiction is fiction based on real or imagined facts of science.
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What were the first two wishes by Mr. White in "The Monkey's Paw"? What do you suppose the third wish was? Why?
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Jr. White's first wish is for 200 pounds. Hs second wish is for his son to be alive again. His third wish is probably for his son to be dead again, because the knocking at the door stops and no one is outside.
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