Mrs. Reinert
CP English 10
Short Story Unit – Study Guide
Name: ________________________
Pages IN2 – IN3:
Plot: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Characters: ________________________________________________________________________________________
 Round: _______________________________________________________________________________________
 Flat: _________________________________________________________________________________________
 Dynamic: _____________________________________________________________________________________
 Static: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Setting: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
 In addition to time, setting can include: ____________________________________________________________
 In addition to place, setting can include: ___________________________________________________________
Point of View: _____________________________________________________________________________________
 First person: __________________________________________________________________________________
 Third person: __________________________________________________________________________________
Theme: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Pages 2-3
Comprehension Strategies:
1. Reread or read ahead: ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Predict outcomes: _________________________________________________________________________________
3. Use context clues: _________________________________________________________________________________
Pages 4-20
“Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” — Author: ____________________________________________________
Literary Analysis:
What is suspense? ____________________________________________________________________________________
Rising Action: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary:
convoluted: __________________________________________________________________________________________
grimace: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
deftness: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
imperceptibly: _______________________________________________________________________________________
reveling: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
interminable: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Main character(s): ____________________________________________________________________________________
Setting: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Brief summary: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Theme(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________
Pages 48-58
“The Monkey’s Paw” — Author: _____________________________________________________________________
Literary Analysis:
Foreshadowing: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary:
Doughty: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Maligned: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Credulity: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Prosaic: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Avaricious: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Furtively: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Fusillade: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Foreboding: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Tumult: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Main character(s): ________________________________________________________________________________
Setting: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Brief summary: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Theme(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________
Pages 80-88
“The Masque of the Red Death” — Author: __________________________________________________________
Literary Analysis:
Symbols: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Setting: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary:
August: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Piquancy: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Arabesque: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Cessation: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Disapprobation: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Habiliments: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Main character(s): ________________________________________________________________________________
Setting: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Brief summary: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Theme(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________
Handout – not in your book
“Quitters, Inc.” — Author: ___________________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary:
Pragmatist: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Propaganda: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Aversion: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Nonchalantly: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Pernicious: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Main character(s): ________________________________________________________________________________
Setting: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Brief summary: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Theme(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________