Short Story Review Sheet 2006 Mrs. McDee
MATCHING: NUMBER YOUR WORD DOCUMENT 1-20. MATCH THE LETTER
OF
THE TITLE
OF THE STORY WITH THE PHRASE WHICH DESCRIBES IT.
1. author: Shirley
Jackson a.
“Happy Women”
2. protagonist: Kass b. “Mary”
3. role model is Mrs.
Peacock c.
“Then He Goes Free”
4. antagonist: Mrs.
Kibblers d.
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
5. author: Maya Angelou e.
“Christmas in the Morning”
6. author: Jessamyn
West
7. time setting: 1930’s-1940’s
8. author: Louisa May
Alcott
9. place setting:
Stamps, AK
10. theme:
the independence of women
11. conflict:
internal dealing with non-acceptance
12. role
model is Mrs. Flowers
13. theme:
Friendship can encourage self-esteem.
14. mood:
suspenseful
15. point
of view: first person subjective/detached
16. protagonist:
Crescent Delahanty
17. time
setting: Christmas morning
18. protagonist:
Marguerite
19. author:
20. place
setting: a ranch in
TRUE/FALSE Place an F next to the statement if it
is false; place a T if the statement is
true. If the statement is false, change the word in bold to make the
statement true.
21. “Mary” was an informational article which encouraged women to
choose an alternate
lifestyle other than marriage.
22. The point of view of “Then
He Goes Free” is third person omniscient.
23. The place setting for
“Christmas” was a city in the
24. The place setting for
“Louisa” was
25. The protagonist in “Caged Bird” was a lack of self-esteem.
26. The point of view of
“Christmas” was third person objective.
27. Love alone can awaken love
is the plot of “Christmas.
28. The main conflict in
“Louisa” is internal.
29. The external conflict in “Free” deals with Cress and her protection of
a boy she likes.
30. The point of view of “Mary”
was first person subjective.
31. The antagonist
in “Christmas” was Robert.
32. The narrator of “Mary” was Kass.
33. A literary technique used in
“Christmas” was foreshadowing.
34. In “Happy Women”, M. became a doctor.
35. The point of view of
“Louisa” was first person objective.
DEFINITIONS: DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS ON YOUR WORD DOCUMENT
AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH TERM NEXT TO IT.
1. OMNISCIENT 4. FIRST PERSON SUBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW
2. EXTERNAL CONFLICT 5. ANTAONIST
3. IRONY OF SITUATION 6. PROTAGONIST
7.
IRONY
8.
FLASHBACK
ESSAYS. BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ESSAY
QUESTIONS.
1. In a
well developed paragraph (good topic sentence, supportive sentences and a
conclusive
sentence), name and explain TWO comparisons between the
story “Mary” and “I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings”.
2. In a well-developed
paragraph, name your favorite story of the five read in class and give AT
LEAST TWO reasons why you made your choice.
3. In a well developed paragraph
(good topic sentence, supportive sentences and a conclusive sentence), name and explain TWO
comparisons between the story “Caged
Bird” and “Louisa, Please Come Home”.
4. In a
well developed paragraph (good topic sentence, supportive sentences and a
conclusivesentence), name and explain TWO contrasts between the story “Mary” and “I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings”.