Fiction Short Stories

Question 1

palace theif was told from what perspective?

Answer 1

first person

Question 2

what kid was kept out of the j.s. competition?

Answer 2

martin blythe

Question 3

what does the winner of the j.s. competition get?

Answer 3

garalnd, of laurel, plaque, seat at the head of the table

Question 4

why didn’t hundert confront the senator about the cheating?

Answer 4

b/c he thought he lacked the character to do so

Question 5

what did sedgewick become to ellerby and hundert?

Answer 5

the moral rot that was ruining the school

Question 6

what state did elder senator bell represent?

Answer 6

west virginia

Question 7

what state was the st. bennedicts in?

Answer 7

ohio

Question 8

why did sedgewick want second j.s. competition?

Answer 8

to regain intelectual honor but it was really to raise money for his senate run

Question 9

what does hundert think he lacks?

Answer 9

character and self conviction

Question 10

what does the story suggest is inescapabel?

Answer 10

that sedgewicks fate is inescapable and palyed a sizeable role in how he turned otu

Question 11

why didn’t hundert expose sedgewick the second time?

Answer 11

b/c didn’t have proof and it was sedgewicks event and he was in charge

Question 12

theme of palace thief?

Answer 12

conquest w/o contribution is meaningless, our culture is saturated with ethical lapses, virtue doesn’t get people elected

Question 13

what describes the theme of the palace theif?

Answer 13

ambiguous

Question 14

what perspective is barnouse told from?

Answer 14

1st person

Question 15

who is the author of barnhouse?

Answer 15

kurt vonnegut

Question 16

what is dynampsychism?

Answer 16

force of the mind over other things

Question 17

who was the military man incharge of operation brainstorm?

Answer 17

honus barker

Question 18

could the barnhouse effect be felt 10 minutes before the report was written?

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

what was the barnhouse effect compared to?

Answer 19

nuclear weapons and the atomic bomb

Question 20

who was the handicapper general?

Answer 20

glampers

Question 21

what is the tone of harrison bergeron?

Answer 21

satirical

Question 22

what was the irony in harrison bergeron?

Answer 22

the general wasn’t handicapped?

Question 23

what sound wasn’t heard in harrison bergeron?

Answer 23

bells - but hazel wanted them to be played

Question 24

who were harrison bergeron’s parents?

Answer 24

hazel and george

Question 25

what does glampers represent?

Answer 25

role of women in society and gov’t and how she was head even thouh women didn’t have power at the time

Question 26

where was marquez born?

Answer 26

columbia

Question 27

what was the name of the drowned man?

Answer 27

esteban

Question 28

the drowned man is the hero for all reasons except…?

Answer 28

he didn’t sacrifice for the good of man kind at large

Question 29

what was the barnhouse effect satirizing?

Answer 29

world peace, theres still a power struggle even without weapons: people don’t change, still want to fight……..eistein: gov’t tweaked it and made it bad instead of good like eistein had intended

Question 30

what view is harrison bergeron told from?

Answer 30

third person limited

Question 31

who wrote unknown solider?

Answer 31

william march

Question 32

how is the title “unknown soldier” ironic?

Answer 32

b/c the soldier still becomes part of the memorial when he dies

Question 33

how is unknown solider ironic?

Answer 33

talks about this amazing funeral for soliers then throws away i.d. b/c doesn’t want to be part of it, says how bunnys were stupid to get stuck in such an obvious trap but now he’s stuck in it, german is the one showing him compasion

Question 34

what is the “unknown solider” about?

Answer 34

the honor of dying in war: people talk about how honorable it is but when it actually happens its not all that great

Question 35

what type of archetype is the handsomest drowned man?

Answer 35

initiation

Question 36

what is the theme of drowned man?

Answer 36

people look for heros to inspire them and make changes but do you really need to wait for that? what are you waiting for? you don’t need someone to motivate you

Question 37

what is ironic in “the bet”

Answer 37

the lawyer upped the bet from 5 to 15 years, the banker doesn’t think $2 million is alot in the beginning, “the death penalty is more moral and human than imprisonment for life”, the banker was going to kill but but then doesn’t b/c the leetter denounces the $

Question 38

what is the theme of “the bet”?

Answer 38

• how important is social interaction and freedom?(lawyer vs. banker)
• freedome and social interactions are essential
• earthly accomplishments don’t mean much if you’re going to die

Question 39

is sylvia from the “white heron” a static or dynamic character? why?

Answer 39

dynamic because at the end she finds the heron and yet doesn’t tell the ornithologist even though she likes him b/c she’s loyal to the bird

Question 40

what force does the ornithologist in “white heron” represent?

Answer 40

he’s a stock character that represents the industrial revolution, exploiting nature, shows how thechnology would provide a better standar of living(shown by the $)

Question 41

what were the two conflicts in “white heron”

Answer 41

in the beginning it was man vs. man then ultimately it became man vs. self

Question 42

what is the theme of “white heron”?

Answer 42

• have morals and priorities

- growing up and learning

Question 43

who were the characters and setting in “white heron”

Answer 43

june, 1886 new england, country side, mistress Mooly, Mrs. Tilley, Sylvia, ornithologist

Question 44

who is the narrator in “white heron”?

Answer 44

mother nature: she’s telling nature and the animals to reveal things to humans like Sylvia because they’re worth it

Question 45

who was the one boy that didn’t talk to Hundert before the 2nd j.s. competition?

Answer 45

Sedgewick

Question 46

what happened when the character in “unknown soldier” reached recognition?

Answer 46

he realised he had bought into all the lies about how honorable it was to die at war and didn’t want to be the reason that little boy joined the army

Question 47

what is ironic about “harrison bergeron”?

Answer 47

even though you try to make people the same you can still tell and it highlights our differences actually (Civil Rights Movement)

Question 48

what is the theme of harrison bergeron?

Answer 48

yo ucan’t have complete equality, making people equal brings society down

Question 49

what is harrison bergeron satirizing?

Answer 49

how people complain about fairness so we make rules. also it talks about the difference between fair and equal and how we force people to conform or bring them down to our level