Splinters
Title of Story &
Author
Shatter Proof
Brief outline of plot
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Pure Rotten
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Setting
Wife of Mr.
Williams hires a
killer to kill him.
Mr. William
outsmarts the
murderer.
The murderer
leaves to kill the
wife.
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Stepdaughter
Imogene – gets
kidnapped.
Stepfather Mr.
Forthcue and
kidnapper A.
Snatcher write
letters to each
other trying to
negotiate.
Imogene takes
over Snatchers
Inc. and
stepfather tries
to kill her.
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Characters
Mr. Williams
house/study.
Wife is going
to the
Petersons for a
party
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Mr.
Forrthcue’s
mansion, Long
island.
Snatcher Inc.
Garver Farm –
Wood road.
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Mr. Williams
Mrs. Williams
Mr Smith murderer
Clark Forthcue
Mrs. Forthcue
Imogene
A. Snatcher
Themes or key ideas
Language tools used
by author
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Crime
Punishment
Trickery
Murder
Mind games
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Crime
Punishment
Trickery
Bribery
Mind games
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Nouns and
adjectives
Verb and
adverbs
Imagery
Idiom
Senses
Dialogue
Metaphor
Nouns and
adjectives
Verb and
adverb
Irony
Dialogue
Lady in the Dark
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Dog, Cat, and
Baby
A Moment in
Time
Corroboree of
the Fire Spirits
Man comes to
steal old lady’s
jewels.
Old lady is smart
jots down what
the man looks
like without him
knowing.
The man kills the
lady by mistake
and steals the
jewels.
The man is
caught because
of the old
women.
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Mrs.
Courtenay’s
office
Jeweller shop
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Ms. Walter
Courtenay
Maid
Young man
DetectiveInspector
Burrows
Albert Munster
and son
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Crime
Punishment
Trickery
Mind games
Murder
Smartness
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Nouns and
adjectives
Verb and
adverbs
Imagery
Senses
Irony