Structure and Plot Development (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What type of structure does the novella use that resists traditional narrative progression?
What type of structure does the novella use that resists traditional narrative progression?
Static, circular structure
What traditional Gothic pattern does Jackson follow but compress into weeks?
What traditional Gothic pattern does Jackson follow but compress into weeks?
Order, disruption, and resolution
What does Merricat consider 'the most dangerous word there is'?
What does Merricat consider 'the most dangerous word there is'?
Normal
How is Charles symbolically linked to the murdered father?
How is Charles symbolically linked to the murdered father?
Through his gold watch chain
What is the second stage of Merricat's escalation against Charles?
What is the second stage of Merricat's escalation against Charles?
Smashing mirror & nailing watch chain
How does Merricat start the fire that destroys the house?
How does Merricat start the fire that destroys the house?
Pushes Charles' pipe into newspaper
What two types of climax occur simultaneously in chapters 7-9?
What two types of climax occur simultaneously in chapters 7-9?
Physical & psychological
What do the villagers leave that restores a 'complicit equilibrium' at the end?
What do the villagers leave that restores a 'complicit equilibrium' at the end?
Apologetic gift baskets
What effect does compressing the fire & riot into a single night create?
What effect does compressing the fire & riot into a single night create?
Explosive release of accumulated pressure
Who provides an alternative witness account through obsessive memoir-writing?
Who provides an alternative witness account through obsessive memoir-writing?
Uncle Julian