"The Sniper" and "The Necklace" Study Guide--English 9

"The Sniper"

1. What is the exposition / basic situation of the story? (What info do we know at the beginning before the inciting incident?)

2. What is the inciting incident that leads to the main conflict?

3. What is the main conflict of the story?

4. What is the climax of this particular story?

5. What was major use of foreshadowing to drop a clue about what was going to happen at the end of the story?

6. Which type of irony was used in the conclusion and explain how?

7. What literary element was used when the author called the armored car/tank the "grey monster"?

8. Was the Republican sniper the protagonist or antagonist of the story?

Vocab in Context--Define the following and know for Unit Test

1. Enveloped--

2. Fanatic--

3. Ascetic--

4. Ruse--

5. Remorse--

"The Necklace"

1. At the beginning of the story, what was the conflict (primarily internal) surrounding the main character?

2. List a few of the reasons that Mme. Loisel is very unhappy.

3. Infer why Mme. Loisel most likely had an outburst when her husband tells her about the invitation.

4. Why do you think Mme. Loisel only selects the diamond necklace and not any other accessories to go with it?

5. Why was Mme. Loisel anxious to hurry away from the party?

6. What do you think was the inciting incident and what becomes the main conflict of the story?

7. When Mme. Loisel leaves the party, she thinks that for her, “it was all over.” How is this statement an example of verbal irony?

8. The author mentions that the Loisels were able to locate the jeweler who sold the "black box" to Mme. Forestier, but only the box. Why would Mme. Forestier have only bought a case for the necklace at the jewelry store? Infer what you think her motive or reason was for doing so.

9. Martyrs are those people who suffer on account of others or their own beliefs. Mahatma Gandhi, and Jesus are infamous examples of being martyrs. On page 31, Guy de Maupassant (the author) mentions the Rue des Martyrs. Reread that section and based on your knowledge of what foreshadowing means, explain what you think the author was cleverly trying to foreshadow about the Loisels.

10. Explain how the Loisels lives change because Mme. Loisel loses the necklace?

11. Madame Loisel is considered a dynamic character because she changes throughout the story as opposed to a static character who does not. What physical, emotional, and social changes does Mme. Loisel experience?

Emotional--

Social--

Physical--

12. What situational irony occurs at the end of the story?

13. Explain the irony of Mme. Loisel always believing that she was poor and of lower class in connection to what occurs in the story.

14. Mme. Loisel pays dearly for jumping to a wrong conclusion. Do you think it ruins her life or actually saves her life? Explain your answer.

15. Based on your knowledge of Mme. Loisel, what do you think her future would have been like if she did NOT lose the necklace?

Vocab in Context--Define the following and know these words for the Unit Test

1. Exorbitant--

2. Vexation--

3. Askew--

4. Adulation--

5. Aghast—

YOUR UNIT TEST WILL CONSIST OF “THE SNIPER,” “THE NECKLACE,” VOCAB FROM STORIES, LITERARY TERMS, NOUNS, AND PERSONAL/POSSESSIVE/INDEFINITE PRONOUNS