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Camera and Smilin were two oblivious White men in this short story.

Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird

Montressor cruelly kills his former friend Fortunato in this short story.

“The Cask of Amontillado”

Pride was the downfall of this unnamed narrator who was responsible for his little brother’s death.

“The Scarlet Ibis”

The selfish Mathilde Loisel caused herself and her husband great worry and work in this short story.

“The Necklace”

“…Ten billion white and lovely candles…”

“The Gift”

The protagonist remembered a man who had threatened to kill himself by jumping off a bridge.

“Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird”

Mean little Lizabeth grew up at the end of this story.

“Marigolds”

In this short story Vita missed her father.

“Helen on Eighty-sixth Street”

The author of “The Cask of Amontillado” lived in this east coast United States city.

Baltimore, Maryland

Characters in this short story had descendants in Puerto Rico and Georgia.

“American History”

An unreliable narrator proved to be insane as he lured a former friend to his death in this country.

Italy in the 1500’s or 1600’s

Story which takes place in the South during the Great Depression.

“Marigolds”

This story took place in Paterson, New Jersey, just after JFK’s assassination in 1963.

“American History”

Vita and her mother lived here as she hated her mother’s boyfriend and missed her father.

Manhattan (New York City) in the ’ 60’s or ’ 70’s.

This story took place during Medieval times in an imaginary kingdom.

“The Princess and the Tin Box”

French author of “The Necklace”

Guy de Mauppassant

His most famous story is “The Scarlet Ibis. ”

James Hurst

The “Stephen King” of his era.

Edgar Allan Poe

Granny was this author’s cantankerous protagonist.

Toni Cade Bambara

Science fiction author who wrote about a holiday space flight.

Ray Bradbury

The underlying meaning of a story that cannot be explained in one or two words.

theme

The repetition of consonant sounds in words close to one another.

alliteration

The character or force that comes into conflict with the protagonist.

antagonist

The point of view where the story is told by a character who refers to himself or herself as “I. ”

first person

A narrator who is a god-like observer who knows everything that is going on in the story and who can see into each character’s heart and mind.

omniscient