• spyware––software that collects data
• monitor––to keep an eye on 
• bureaucrat––a government official
• negligence––to act without care
• anonymity––the state of being unidentified
• knee-jerk––a reflex
• absolute––without question

• annihilate
• expendable
• resilient
• remit
• revoke
• disarming
• surmounted
• invariably
• diverting
• imprudent
• vexation
• privation
• exorbitant
• discreet
• scrutiny
• manifold
• averse
• imperturbable
• amiable
• insolence

1. What kind of point of view is used in the story? What effect does this narrator have on the story? 
2. Describe how Sherlock Holmes is characterized. Give an example and explain.
3. Describe how Dr. Grimesby Roylott is characterized. Give an example and explain.
4. Foil characters are characters that contrast each other. Name two foil characters, and explain how they contrast one another.
5. Describe the type of irony that occurs at the end of the story, and explain.

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1. Describe the conflict Della has at the beginning of the story.
2. What items are each of the characters proud of?
3. How and why is allusion used in the middle of the story?
4. When the narrator calls the protagonists “foolish children,” what type of irony is used? Explain.
5. What other type of irony is used in the ending of the story? Explain.
6. What theme can be derived from this story? (about giving gifts)

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1. Is Mrs. Jones a--
   Static or dynamic character? Explain.
   Round or flat character? Explain.
   How is she characterized? Give an example.
2. Is Roger a--
   Static or dynamic character? Explain.
   Round or flat character? Explain.
   How is he characterized? Give an example.
3. What could be a theme of this story? (About kindness?)

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1. What kind of narrator narrates this story? Why is this an effective use of point of view?
2. A character flaw is a trait in a character that can lead to his or her downfall. Describe what trait is Mathilde’s flaw, and give an example of it.
3. How is Mathilde’s husband characterized in the story? Give one trait, and describe an example.
4. Is Mathilde a static or dynamic character? Explain your response.
5. What type of irony is seen at the end of this story? How does it contribute to the impact of the ending?
6. What theme can be derived from this story?

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1. How is Rainsford characterized by the narrator; what actions or words can be used as evidence?
2. How is General Zaroff characterized by the narrator; what actions or words can be used as evidence?
3. Name one example of foreshadowing from the story.
4. What conflict do Rainsford and the General have between them? Describe what Rainsford argues, and then tell what the General argues.
5. What was one of the hunting tricks Rainsford uses to outwit the General? But how does the story end? How did Rainsford achieve that?
6. How does Rainsford’s experience affect his thoughts about hunting? Is he a static or a dynamic character? Explain.

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1. Quote one sentence from the story, describing the setting of prehistoric past. What mood does it give the reader? 
2. Describe two things that change when the hunters return from their Time Safari. Name the cause of this change.
3. What two ways is the title “Sound of Thunder” significant in the story?
4. Determine whether Eckels is a static or dynamic character. Give an example and explain.
5. Give one example of foreshadowing that occur in the story. What event does this clue foreshadow?
6. What could be a theme of the story? (Hint: it has something to do with small events...)

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