SHORT STORY STUDY GUIDE GRADE 7 NAME______________________________
Match the title of
the story with the character or item which correlates with it.
1. ____ author: Hemingway a. “The Ransom of Red Chief”
2. ____ protagonist: Cassie b. “Rikki-tikki-tavi”
3. ____ place:
4. ____ place: Mars d. “A Day’s Wait”
5. ____ internal conflict in a nine year old boy e. “The Song of the Trees”
6. ____ author: Kipling
7. ____ mood: ironic; humorous
8. ____ author: O’Henry
9. ____ author: Bradbury
10. ____ protagonist: mongoose
11. ____ setting:
12. ____ narrator: Sam
13. ____ antagonist: snakes
14. ____ author:
15. ____ Shatz, a 9 year old boy
16. ____ protagonist: Harry Bittering
17. ____ narrator: Cassie
18. ____ setting: bungalow in
19. ____ conflict: external between kidnappers and small boy
20. ____ narrator: father
True/ False Place a T
on the line if the statement is true. Place an F on the line if the statement
is false and then change the underlined word to make the statement true.
21. ____ ____________________ Nag and Nagaina, two 21. mongooses, are the
22. ____
____________________ 22. protagonists
in 23. “Naming Names”.
23. ____ ____________________
25. ____
____________________ The story written by the Father of irony was
25.“Rikki-tikki- tavi”.
26. ____ ____________________ The 26. plot of 27. “The Ransom of Red Chief” was ‘Be
27. ____ ____________________ brave enough to protect those you love’.
28. ____ ____________________The 28. protagonist in 29. “Rikki” was Mr. Anderson.
29. ____ ____________________
30. ____ ____________________ The 30. tone of “Song of the Trees” was suspenseful.
31. ____ ____________________ In 31. “Naming Names”, the forest of trees symbolized dignity & freedom.
32. ____ ___________________ The 32. internal conflict in 33. “Rikki” was between
33. ____
___________________ the
34. ____ ___________________
35. ____ ___________________ The narrator of 35. “A Days Wait” was 36. Cassie, a relative
36. ____ ___________________ of the 37. antagonists.
37. ____ ____________________
38. ____ ___________________ The 38. climax occurs when one of the 39. antagonists stops
39. ____ ___________________ the 40.protagonist from destroying the forest.
40. ____ ___________________
Circle T if the
statement is true or F if the statement is false. If the statement is false, on
the line provided change the bold word to make the statement true.
1. T/F ________________________________ Theme is made up of the 3 C’s.
2. T/F ________________________________ The time setting of a literary work is where
the story takes place.
3. T/F ________________________________ First person observer point of view allows the
narrator time to reflect on the events being told.
4. T/F ________________________________ An example of an external conflict is a struggle
within someone and their conscience.
5. T/F ________________________________ The conclusion of a literary work is the apex or
6. T/F ________________________________ Third person objective point of view is when the narrator is able to read all of the character’s minds and relate this information to the reader.
7. T/F ________________________________ The protagonist of a story is the evil force or
enemy to the hero.
8. T/F ________________________________ The plot of a story is its underlying main idea.
9. T/F ________________________________ A flat character is 3-dimensional and fully
developed.
10. T/F _______________________________ Irony is the emotion the author is trying to elicit from the reader.
Be able to Define the
following terms.
1. First person subjective 5. onomatopoeia
2. Protagonist 6. foreshadowing
3. External conflict
4. Irony (Situation)
Be able to answer the
following short answer question in a well-developed one paragraph
essay.
1. In “Naming Names”, when the ship from earth arrives, what might the lieutenant’s lack of
attention foreshadow?
2. Explain the irony presented in “The Ransom of Red Chief”.
3. Define the term foreshadowing and give a clearly explained example of this term from “Rikki- tikki”.
4. In “Song of the Trees”, how does David Logan’s refusal to negotiate with Mr. Andersen
coincide with the theme of the story.
5. Finish the sentence below and then write a paragraph explaining the statement.
“If I were Schatz and thought that I was going to die, I would……”
WHAT TO STUDY: Literary terms sheet
Format sheets for each story
Discussion questions for stories
This study guide
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MONDAY, 12 DECEBMER