The gifts that Jim and Della give each other are both the worst and best gifts they could’ve chosen

In “The Most Dangerous Game,” good triumphs over evil.

An Amontillado is a rare type of engraved Italian sword.

The four elements of an introductory paragraph are the hook, bridge, summary, and thesis.

On the Storytelling Arc, the longest part of a story is called the “Falling Action.”

This contains a metaphor: Love is a battlefield.

This contains adjectives shifted out of order: The large bull, red-eyed and angry, charged the matador.

This contains a participle: Hissing and slithering, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.

This contains a participle: Feet kicking, the cat climbed the tree.

This contains an absolute: The Pavilion was a simple city, long and rectangular.

Using a rhetorical question is a weak way to launch an introductory paragraph.

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” who is the narrator, the person who tells the story?

Which word best describes the mood, or atmosphere, of Poe's story?

With whom does Montresor have a conflict in “The Cask of Amontillado”?

According to the following sentence from “The Cask of Amontillado,” what has Fortunato done to Montresor? The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” why does Fortunato go into the vaults?

Why do you think Montresor chose the catacombs as the setting for his revenge?

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” which event is the climax of the plot?

What is Della's problem in “The Gift of the Magi?

What does O. Henry mean when he says that “life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating”?

In which of the following items is situational irony best defined?

When Jim first sees Della's haircut, in “Gift of the Magi”, why does he have a “peculiar expression” on his face?

Why does O. Henry call Della and Jim wise?

Which of the following best describes “The Most Dangerous Game”?

Which of the following events comes first in “The Most Dangerous Game”?

Which of the following identifies the main conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game”?

What can you infer from Zaroff's careful studying of Rainsford during their first dinner together?

Which of the following is the resolution of the main conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game”?

Which character in “The Most Dangerous Game” experiences the most important internal conflicts?

In the conflict with Rainsford, what factor contributes to Zaroff's defeat?

Which city is the setting for “The Necklace”?

At the beginning of “The Necklace”, what is the cause of Madame Loisel's constant unhappiness?

What conclusion might you draw about Madame Loisel's character, based on the life she wants to live?

Which of the following is a direct effect of Madame Loisel's loss of the necklace?

Which of the following literary elements is prominent in “The Necklace” ending?

Which of the following best states the theme, or underlying message, of “The Necklace”?

Has a family coat of arms that features a snake biting a person’s heel

A brutal man with sharp teeth and blood-red lips

Artistic cab driver

Is the first character to understand the irony of the Christmas gifts

a police officer whose murder will likely never be solved by authorities

accepts her misfortune with unexpected grace and fortitude

first in his family to graduate from high school and college

dresses like a fool and is played like a fool

is the second character to understand the irony of the Christmas gifts

was a hunter, but becomes the hunted after falling off a boat

pregnancy is one of the reasons this character kills

dies in a trap intended to kill his employer

helps to raise her younger siblings

loans out a piece of costume jewelry

unknowingly consumes the evidence of the crime he is investigating

The sweet potato pie that Charley refuses to let Buddy carry in “Sweet Potato pie serves as an ___________________.

“I remember his sweaty brow seemed to weep at my every move.” This is an example of __________.

Great sport, hunting." "The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford. "For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar." "Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?"These lines from “Most Dangerous Game are examples of __________________.

In addition to being the protagonist, Montresor is also a/an __________ in “Cask of Amontillado”

“The Cossack was that cat; he was the mouse.” This is an example of a/an ________________

“Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.” This is an example of ___________________.

When Montresor and Fortunato are in the catacombs, they drink some wine and Fortunato says, “I drink....to the buried that repose around us.” Montresor replies, “And to your long life.” This is an example of __________________.

Mathilde Loisel is a dissatisfied housewife who daydreams of luxury. This part of her story is the ______________.

The black satin of the jewel case in “The Necklace” is an example of a/an _______________.

“An apprehensive night crawled slowly by.” This is an example of ___________.

Even though he was young when most of the events of the story occurred, the reader finds Buddy to be a/an _____________________________

General Zaroff is the ______________ in “Most Dangerous Game.”

“The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue.” This is an example of a/an ____________

When you look at Mary Maloney, Montresor, and Mathilde Loisel, you see an interesting connection. Each of these characters is a damaged _________________.