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Short Story/Suspense Unit Review
Define the following terms:
Plot:
Conflict:
Setting:
Theme:
Label the diagram below as to where the correct plot elements would be:
Identify two examples of conflict from each short story (“The Lottery”, “The Most Dangerous Game”,
and “The Tell Tale Heart”) List what types of conflicts each example is: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature,
Man vs. Society, Man vs. Himself.
Give one example of foreshadowing from each story.
Define suspense and surprise:
Suspense-
Surprise-
Evidence of suspense in “The Lottery”
Evidence of suspense in “The Most Dangerous Game”
Evidence of suspense in “The Tell Tale Heart”
List the tools that an author uses to create suspense:
List one major theme that we discussed in each story. Next to each theme you list, give textual evidence
to support your ideas.
“The Lottery” Theme-
Textual evidence:
“The Most Dangerous Game” Theme-
Textual evidence:
“The Tell Tale Heart” ThemeTextual evidence:
Define Imagery:
Name three senses that imagery can appeal to:
1._________________________________
2._________________________________
3._________________________________
Essays: Essays will reflect the stories themselves, our class discussions, and your class notes. In preparing
for the test remember to look back at all class notes and handouts! If you have any questions or would
like help in preparing for the test come see me for extra help!
The space below addresses some topics that essay questions may include:
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Plot elements and how they apply to each short story.
Themes within the short stories and how these themes shape the characters and their actions.
Suspense within each short story. Think about this: How is each short story suspenseful? What
does the author do to create suspense? How are suspense and surprise different? Do we see
suspense along with surprise in each short story? Explain.