Short Story Summative – Flashcards
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In Ira Sher's 1995 short story "The Man in the Well" how does the narrator feel? Why?
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guilty and remorseful; leaving the man to die
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In Gina Berriault's short story "The Stone Boy" who is the protagonist / narrator?
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Arnold (the little brother)
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In Gina Berriault's short story "The Stone Boy" what happens? (give me a Somebody Wanted But So Then summary)
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Arnold WANTED to go pick peas with his older brother Eugie BUT when crawling through a fence, their gun went off -- killing Eugie, SO Arnold went to pick peas without him, only returning and telling his parents later in the day. THEN the family ostracizes him and isolates him for what he's done, even though he's just in shock.
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In Gina Berriault's short story "The Stone Boy" who is the antagonist?
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the parents / family / sherriff
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In Gina Berriault's short story "The Stone Boy" what does Arnold decide to do at the end of the story?
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Take over Eugie's family chores / Not rely on his family when he needs them.
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In Mark Slouka's short story "The Crossing" what happens? (Give me a Somebody Wanted But So Then summary)
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The father WANTED to take his son camping where his father used to take him as a child BUT when they're trying to go home, the river they crossed is almost impossible to get through SO they try to do it anyway because they need to get home. THEN the father loses his footing and the ending is ambiguous but implies that they did not make it across.
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In Mark Slouka's short story "The Crossing" what is the conflict?
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human vs nature
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In Mark Slouka's short story "The Crossing" who can be identified as the antagonist?
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Ex-Wife, the narrator himself, THE RIVER
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In James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" what/who does the bird (the ibis) represent?
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Doodle
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In James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" who is William Armstrong?
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Doodle
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In James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" who is the protagonist?
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Brother (big brother)
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In James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" what is the conflict?
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human vs self
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In James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" what happens to Doodle?
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he dies of shock / heart attack in the storm when his brother leaves him behind.
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In James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" what is the theme?
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people regret the actions of their childhood and find it hard to forgive themselves, beat your limitations, etc.
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In Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" who is the protagonist?
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Tessie
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In Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" who is the antagonist
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the village people
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In Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" what IS the lottery?
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someone each year is picked to die (stoned to death)
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In Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" why does Tessie say it isn't fair?
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because she has been chosen to die
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In Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" what is the conflict? ___ vs ___
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human vs human; human vs society
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