Monday, October 4, 2010

Advanced Reading Study Guide

Study Guide
80 points/ 35 mc questions (2 pts. Each) and one fill in section

Review the basic story elements and order of events for the following stories:

“The Dinner Party”
“The Tell Tale Heart”
“The Monkey's Paw”
“The Hitchhiker
“Third Wish”
“The Lady or the Tiger”

You will be tested on the following vocabulary – use your literature book to look up the definitions:

naturalist -
arresting -
exuberant -
subordinate -
acute -
stifled -
lark -
nondescript -
grimace -
peril -

Dinner Party – reread the story and be familiar with the main events

The Lady or the Tiger – review the story as well as being familiar with the King's justice system

The Tell Tale Heart – reread/main events
consider the main characters personality/how does he change from beginning to end?

The Hitchhiker – review the story
how does the hitchhiker look?

The Third Wish – Why does the King of the Forest grant the three wishes

The Monkey's Paw – review the main events

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