1. SHORT STORY UNIT TEST

2. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SETTING
MOOD
TONE
THEME
PLOT
POINT OF VIEW (PERSPECTIVE)
NARRATOR
PROTAGONIST
ANTAGONIST
FORESHADOWING

3. SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE A STORY HAPPENED
EXAMPLE: THE SETTING OF “THE BIRDS” WAS DECEMBER 3RD, CORNWALL, ENGLAND

4. MOOD THE EMOTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF A PIECE OF LITERATURE
EXAMPLE: THE MOOD OF “THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME” WAS EXCITING

5. TONE THE STYLE IN WHICH THE STORY WAS WRITTEN. TONE IS NOT AN EMOTION
EXAMPLE: “THE CASK OF AMANTILLADO” HAD A DARK TONE

6. THEME THE SUBJECT OR TOPIC OF THE STORY; THE MAIN IDEA
EXAMPLE: THE THEME OF “THE GIFT OF THE MAGI” WAS THAT LOVE IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL

7. PLOT THE STORYLINE, OR ACTION, OF A STORY
EXAMPLE: MONTRESSOR INVITES FORTUNATO TO HIS PALLAZO, THEY ENTER THE CATACOMBS, HE HANDCUFFS HIM TO A WALL, HE BUILDS A WALL AROUND HIM

8. POINT OF VIEW THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE NARRATOR
EXAMPLE: “THE NECKLACE” IS WRITTEN IN 3RD PERSON POINT OF VIEW

9. NARRATOR THE PERSON TELLING THE STORY
EXAMPLE: THE NARRATOR IN “CASK OF AMONTILLADO” WAS MONTRESSOR, THE PROTAGONIST

10. PROTAGONIST THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A STORY
EXAMPLE: THE PROTAGONIST OF “THE BIRDS” WAS NAT HOCKEN

11. ANTAGONIST
THE ENEMY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER: THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A PERSON
THE ANTAGONIST OF “THE SCARLET IBIS” WAS DENNY’S ILLNESS

12. FORESHADOWING HINTS WITHIN THE TEXT TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN LATER
EXAMPLE: WHEN MONTRESSOR SAYS THAT HE WANTS REVENGE ON FORTUNATO IN THE 1ST PARAGRAPH OF “CASK” WE KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE.