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Short Story Unit Jeopardy

Short Story Unit Jeopardy. Short Story Questions. Conflict (Person Vs. ?). Literary Terms. Tone/Mood POV. The Plot Diagram. Q $100. Q $100. Q $100. Q $100. Q $100. Q $200. Q $200. Q $200. Q $200. Q $200. Q $300. Q $300. Q $300. Q $300. Q $300. Q $400. Q $400. Q $400.

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Short Story Unit Jeopardy

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  1. Short Story Unit Jeopardy Short Story Questions Conflict (Person Vs. ?) Literary Terms Tone/Mood POV The Plot Diagram Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

  2. $100 Question from Story Qs In “Aun’tMazeyAin’t Crazy,” what is the problem at the beginning of the story?

  3. $100 Answer from Story Qs Aunt Mazey’s nephew comes back into town…and tries to convince others that she is crazy.

  4. $200 Question from Story Qs The story “Charles” is an example of a short story that contained LOTS of what?

  5. $200 Answer from Story Qs Foreshadowing!

  6. $300 Question from Story Qs In “The Three Little Pigs,” who is the antagonist?

  7. $300 Answer from Story Qs The big, bad wolf!

  8. $400 Question from Story Qs In “Charles,” what was the story’s CLIMAX?

  9. $400 Answer from Story Qs When Laurie’s mother finds out that there really isn’t a Charles in Laurie’s kindergarten class.

  10. $500 Question from Story Qs What is the exposition of the short story “Aunt MazeyAin’t Crazy”?

  11. $500 Answer from Story Qs Setting: In the country, sunny weather, in the present? Characters-Aunt Mazey, the boys, her nephew…

  12. $100 Question from Conflict A person has a drug addiction and is unable to hold down a job. The person refuses to seek help or treatment, and eventually he is left alone.

  13. $100 Answer from Conflict Person Vs. Self

  14. $200 Question from Conflict One man, Adam, is determined to ruin the life of an old high school friend, Juan. Juan has become very successful, he has a nice wife, house, and two very smart children. Adam, on the other hand, has not amounted to much, and he was just denied a promotion at his job. Adam is planning to get Juan fired from his job by spreading lies. Juan does not know who is out to get him until he finally catches Adam in the act.

  15. $200 Answer from Conflict Person Vs. Person

  16. $300 Question from Conflict Kim, a young Korean woman, is on a ship that is sailing from South Korea to America. When the ship is caught in a terrible storm, many passengers fall overboard. Some were rescued and some were not. Kim was lucky enough to swim to a nearby island. For two months Kim is stranded on this island, left to battle the heat, the sun, and the wild animals. .

  17. $300 Answer from Conflict Person Vs. Nature

  18. $400 Question from Conflict A young girl is born into a culture that does not believe females should attend school, or should have any independence. This young girl, however, becomes very interested in her father’s collection of stories in his library. She secretly teaches herself to read and write. At the age of 15 she urges her parents to allow her to attend high school, and finally they agree after they see her talent for writing. The parents take her to register for school but they are denied entry due to her gender. The family falls under attack by the community for raising such a wild girl who challenges the system.

  19. $400 Answer from Conflict Person Vs. Society

  20. $500 Question from Conflict Choosing between a burger or a salad for lunch is an example of what type of conflict?

  21. $500 Answer from Conflict Person vs. Self

  22. $100 Question from L.T. -A character that changes throughout the story. -Usually the main character in a story.

  23. $100 Answer from L.T. Dynamic Character

  24. $200 Question from L.T. The author’s message or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work.

  25. $200 Answer from L.T. Theme

  26. $300 Question from L.T. Pieces of writing that are written about real people, events, and places. Example: newspapers, biographies, essays, and journals

  27. $300 Answer from L.T. Non-Fiction

  28. $400 Question from L.T. The difference between what we expect to happen and what actually happens. Example: When you get a high grade on the one paper that you spent the least about of time working on. (UNEXPECTED SURPRISE)

  29. $400 Answer from L.T. Irony

  30. $500 Question from L.T. A character that remains unchanged throughout the course of the story. Example: The evil step-sisters in Cinderella Penguin

  31. $500 Answer from L.T. Static Character

  32. $100 Question from Tone, Mood, and POV Identify the Tone and Mood of this excerpt: "...the next minute, Winn Dixie looked like a furry bullet, shooting across the building, chasing that mouse. He was barking and his feet were skidding all over the polished Pick-It-Quick floor, and people were clapping and hollering and pointing. The really went wild when Winn-/Dixie actually caught the mouse." -Because of Winn-Dixie p. 36

  33. $100 Answer from Tone, Mood, and POV

  34. $200 Question from Tone, Mood, and POV Identify the POV of this excerpt from a short story: "It was a hot summer night. I was sitting on our front porch with my dad. We were watching the heat lightning. Suddenly, the sky turned yellow. Then the wind began to blow. It looked like tornado weather! We ran inside the house. My dad opened some windows and unplugged the TV. When we heard the tornado coming, it sounded like a train! We went down into the basement and sat in the corner. Soon, it was all over. We walked slowly upstairs. Phew! We were happy to see that our house was just fine."

  35. $200 Answer from Tone, Mood, and POV 1st Person

  36. $300 Question from Vocab Identify the POV He waited, arm drawn back, fist balled, but in no hurry to strike; to this pause, he knew, might be an extension of his life. And to live even a few seconds longer, he felt, even out here on this ledge in the night, was infinitely better than to die a moment earlier than he had to. His arm grew tired, and he brought it down.

  37. $300 Answer from Vocab 3rd Person (Limited)

  38. $400 Question from Vocab Identify the POV: Hansel walked ahead of Gretel; after all, he knew he belonged in the front because Gretel needed his protection. Gretel dropped breadcrumbs behind her as she went, knowing that they needed path in case they got lost. Slowly, they crept their way through the forest. Following closely behind, an old witch watched,her stomach rumbled at the thought of what a delicious dinner the two plump children would make.

  39. $400 Answer from Tone, Mood, and POV 3rd Person (omniscient)

  40. $500 Question from Tone, Mood, and POV What is Mrs. Freitas’s dog’s name?

  41. $500 Answer from Tone, Mood, and POV Tucker!

  42. $100 Question from Plot Name and define this:

  43. $100 Answer from Plot Climax The turning point of the story when something huge happens.

  44. $200 Question from Plot Name and define this:

  45. $200 Answer from Plot Falling Action The events that occur as a result of the climax.

  46. $300 Question from Plot Name and define this:

  47. $300 Answer from Plot Rising Action The action is building and moving towards something big

  48. $400 Question from Plot Name and define this:

  49. $400 Answer from Plot Resolution The end of the story when the conflicts get resolved and loose ends are tied up.

  50. $500 Question from Plot Name and define this:

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