Study Guide Review the main characters and plot for the following short stories: The Dinner

Party p565 The Tell-Tale Heart p625 The Monkey's Paw p681 The Hitchhiker p655 Third Wish p672 The Lady or the Tiger p593

You will be tested on the following vocabulary use your literature book/worksheets to look up the definitions: sobernaturalistspiritedarresting rafters acutestifled stealthilyvehemently hypocriticallark nondescript sinister maliciousoutskirtspresumptuouspreening extricate assurance menacing grimaceperilcredulity fatesurvey extricate-

Response to literature questions: You need to be familiar with the questions below and be prepared to respond to the questions for the test in well developed, paragraph answers.

How does leaving the reader hanging create a suspenseful story? Select one of the stories: The Lady or the Tiger or The Hitchhiker. Using at least 2 specific examples from the text and your own reasoning, prove how leaving the reader hanging makes for a suspenseful story.

Consider the following characters from the stories read: The Lady (The Lady or the Tiger), Herbert (The Monkey's Paw), The Hostess -Mrs. Wynnes(The Dinner Party), American Naturalist (The Dinner Party) and Mr. Peters (3rd Wish). Select one character from the list that you think is admirable. Using at least 2 specific examples from the text and your own reasoning, prove to me that your character should be considered admirable.