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"The Necklace"
Which word best describes Mme Loisel's life? - declassee
- Falling Action
- leads to the resolution
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"The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
How do Leon and Ken prepare the old man's body before they move it? - tied feather around head, painted, and throw corn meal and pllen into the wind
- Rising Action
- All the events leading up to the climax
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"The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
What do the old men take with them when the funeral is over? - candles and medicine bags
- Introduction (Exposition)
- the part that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation
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"The Invalid Story"
What does Thompson do with the carbolic acid? - tried to use it to get rid of smell
- Climax
- the high point of interest or events
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"Sonata for Harp and Bicycle"
Which question does Jason Ashgrove want answered by Miss Golden? - he wants to know what happened in the building that made people not aloud to stay after 5pm
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"The Harvest"
What do the youngsters witness Don Trine doing with the dirt? - digging holes
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"The Scarlet Ibis"
How does William Armstrong respond when the narrator pokes his head through the posts of the bed to look at him? - He gets excited because Doodle smiled at him.
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"The Necklace"
Why does Madame Loisel visit Madame Forestier? - to borrow the necklace
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"The Scarlet Ibis"
What surprise do the narrator and Doodle present to their parents? - that Doodle can walk
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"The Invalid Story"
What is the first thing the narrator hears when he enters his house during a snow storm? - that his friend died and his last words were to take him to his parents in wisconsin
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"The Scarlet Ibis"
What does the narrator force Doodle to touch? - his coffin
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"The Invalid Story"
What does the narrator say depressed his spirits? - 2 or 3 days
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"Uncle Marcos"
How long does Uncle MArcos stay when he visits Nivea's home? - for several months
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"The Harvest"
What does everyone see Don Trine do every afternoon? - take a walk
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"Uncle Marcos"
What does Uncle Marcos do with the barrel organ? - he serenades Antonieta
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"The Scarlet Ibis"
What does Doodle find in the yard? - A Scarlet Ibis
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"Sonata for Harp and Bicycle"
According to Berenice, what happens to anyone who meets the ghost of William Heron? - anyone who meets Heron will jump off the fire escape in 5 days
- Resolution
- in which a general insight or change is conveyed
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"Sonata for Harp and Bicycle"
What happens to Jason in Grimes building? - he sees Heron, the watchman ghost, and his hair turns white
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"Uncle Marcos"
What happens to Uncle MArcos after he loses his airplane? - he had to walk home on foot
- Sonata for Harp and Bicycle,Uncle Marcos,The Scarlet Ibis,The Man to Send Rain Clouds,The Invalid's Story,The Necklace,The HarvestOccurence at Owl Creek
- Joan Aiken, Isabel Allende, James Hurst, Leslie Marmon Silko, Mark Twain, Guy de Maupassant, Tomas Rivera, Ambrose Bierce
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"Sonata for Harp and Bicycle"
What is the new assistant told about being in the building after 5 o'clock? - that no none is allowed to remain in the building after 5pm
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"The Scarlet Ibis"
What does Doodle do with the dead ibis? - he burys it
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"Uncle Marcos"
What power does Marcos believe Clara holds? - clairvoyance