UNIT 3

Question 1

considered the first American short story writer and inventor of the short story

Answer 1

Washington Irving

Question 2

author who is known for the surprise ending

Answer 2

O. Henry

Question 3

an imaginative prose narrative written to give the reader entertainment and insight

Answer 3

a short story

Question 4

attittude or emotion of the author or narrator toward his subject or audience

Answer 4

tone or mood

Question 5

how long was Rip Van Winkle asleep for?

Answer 5

20 years

Question 6

Who was America’s president when Rip Van Winkle woke up?

Answer 6

George Washington

Question 7

which war happened while Rip was asleep?

Answer 7

the Revolutionary War

Question 8

who did Rip stay with after he woke up from his sleep?

Answer 8

his daughter Judith

Question 9

the perspective from which the story is told

Answer 9

point of view

Question 10

point of view where all-knowing author is the narrator who comments freely

Answer 10

omniscient point of view

Question 11

point of view where the author tells the story from the viewpoint of one character using either the first or third person

Answer 11

limited point of view

Question 12

point of view where the author presents the characters in action with no comment

Answer 12

objective point of view

Question 13

author that set the criteria for the short story and also the detective story. He also writes poems with an eerie quality

Answer 13

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 14

what type of story was Edgar Allan Poe known for writing?

Answer 14

the detective story

Question 15

what was the setting of the pit and the pendulum?

Answer 15

the Spanish Inquisition

Question 16

what saved Poe’s life from the pendulum?

Answer 16

the rats

Question 17

the intended meaning of the words used is the direct opposite of their usual sense

Answer 17

irony

Question 18

three types of irony

Answer 18

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• irony of situation

Question 19

the ridicule of human folly or vice with the purpose of correcting it

Answer 19

satire

Question 20

where did Soapy want to go?

Answer 20

to Prison on Blackwell Island for three months

Question 21

why did Soapy want to get arrested?

Answer 21

to secure shelter and meals for the winter

Question 22

why does Soapy get sent to jail?

Answer 22

for standing in front of a church

Question 23

Who wrote Rip Van Winkle?

Answer 23

Washington Irving

Question 24

O. Henry’s real name

Answer 24

William Sydney Porter

Question 25

main character’s name in the cop and anthem

Answer 25

Soapy

Question 26

an unexpected twist at the end of the story

Answer 26

surprise ending

Question 27

three types of point of views

Answer 27

omniscient
limited
objective

Question 28

who was the old man blamed for Rip Van Winkle being asleep for 20 years

Answer 28

Hudson