English Midterm- Short Stories

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what's bonifacio like?

on a cliff over a straight wild waters
what is the mood at the beginning of a vendetta?

grim and gloomy
what happens to antonio saverini?

murdered by nicolas ravolati who runs to longosardo
what does the wido swear? what is the delima with this promise?
- swears a vendetta
- old and weak
what's the widow's dog's name?

semillante
what does the widow pray for?

strength to kill nicolas
how does the widow train semillante?
- straves and ties sausage around dummy's neck and orders to attack
- 3 months training
how does the widow disguise herself?

old beggar man
A Vendetta
Protagonist
Antagonist
Central conflict
Inciting Moment
Climax
Resolution
Theme
- widow saverini
- nicolas ravolati
- prsn vs prsn
- when widow swears vendetta
- semillante kills nicolas
- widow sleeps well
- anyone can achieve vengance if thwy are clever enough
what are the prussians doing to paris?

blockading/starving it
what was the pre-war sunday ritual of morissot and sauvage?

fishing
t/f the 2 men need to talk while fishing

f
what is the danger of the fishing spot they have chosen?

french outposts are near colombes
what's the village of argentuil like?
- dead
- empty
- colorless
why do the french hate the prussians?

starved paris
what do the men suggest they do if they run into any prussians?

give them fish
what interupts the men while fishing?

canons being fired
what does morrisot mean when he says "madmen who fight"? what's sauvage's response?
- it's stupid to kill
- ppl are worse than animals
what do the men agree on?

man is never free
what do the 4 tall men do to morrisot and sauvage?

capture them
what does the prussian offer if they tell the password?

he will spare their lives
what does the officer offer each man individually? how do they respond?
- take it easy on them if they tell password
- won't tell
what happens to the men? was it similar to the fate of the fish?
- dead at the bottom of river
- fish eaten by officer
two friends
Protagonist
Antagonist
Central conflict
Inciting Moment
Climax
Resolution
Theme
- morrisot and sauvage
- prussian officers
- prsn vs prsn
- decision to go fishing
- executed
- officer lights pipe
- people can't be free as long as government exists
setting at the beginning of the monkey's paw?
- white's house in england
- happy mood
what is sergeant morris's attitude about the paw? what does he do with it?
- cursed
- throws in the fire
what does morris say happend to the 1st 2 men who had the paw?

wished for death
what's the first wish?

200 pounds to pay off house
how does white get the 200 pounds?

herbert killed in mill and company offers 200 pounds recompense
what's the 2nd wish?

herbert alive again
when the white's hear knocking who do they think it is? what's mr white's reaction?
- herbert
- makes 3rd wish
what's the 3rd wish?

do not know
what do we think the third wish is?

knocking would stop
The Monkey's Paw
Protagonist
Antagonist
Central conflict
Inciting Moment
Climax
Resolution
Theme
- Mr and Mrs white
- percieved powers of the mokey's paw
- prsn vs fate
- mr white posses the paw
- 3rd wish
- empty street
- be careful what you wish for
what is mary doing in the beginning of the story?

sewing happily
why was when her husband returned home it was a "blissful time of day"?

first time she got to see him all day
what is her husband doing that's strange?
- drinking heavily
- doesn't want her to do anything
- mean
what do we think he tells mary?

they are getting divorced
what does mary kill him with?

leg of lamb
how does mary react after killing her husband?

wants to protect her unborn child
why does mary go to the grocers?

needed and alabi to make sure the cops know she wasn't in the house at the time of the murder and the grocer was a wittness
what are the police primarily concerned with finding?

the murder weapon
what small favor does mary ask the police? how is it ironic?
- to eat the lamb
- eating murder weapon
Lamb to Slaughter
Protagonist
Antagonist
Central conflict
Inciting Moment
Climax
Resolution
Theme
- mary maloney
- detectives/police
- prsn vs prsn
- mary kills patrick
- eat the leg of lamb
- marry giggles
- if one is clever enough they can get away with murder
what are johnathan's 5 blessing?

his wife and 3 of his 4 children
what does "happy survival" suggest about the brutality of the war?

bad violent war
what's john's reaction to fiding his bike? what does he do with it?
- excited
- turns into a taxi service
what's ironc about john's little zinc house of no regrets?

the neighbors concrete house was crushed
what is revealed about the family when the story says the children picked mangos?

generous family
how is the house a greater blessing than originally intended?

house for neighbors
what does john get for the biaferan money he turns in? what's it called?
- 20 nigerian punds
- eggrasher
why must john be careful with his money?

theives try to steal it
who knocks on the door in the middle of the night?

theives
how does the family respond to the robbery?

they are ok with it
Civil Peace
Protagonist
Antagonist
Central conflict
Inciting Moment
Climax
Resolution
Theme
- johnathan
- post war society
- prsn vs society
- end of the war
- reaction to robbery
- "nothing puzzles God"
- a positive mental attitude can help you overcome anything

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English Midterm- Short Stories

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Short story unit

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