Suspense Short Story
Across
- 3. ---person point of view where narrator knows thoughts and feelings of characters
- 7. the room's window where Rainsford appears to take on Zaroff
- 8. occupation of Rainford and Zaroff
- 9. last name of the woman who owns the country house in "The Open Window"
- 11. name of hunter who washes ashore on island
- 14. type of irony that leaves a character(s) out to build supense
- 15. ending where it cuts off right before something important or crucial is revealed
- 16. wet, spongy ground with soil composed of mainly decayed matter
- 17. the king's daughter in "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Down
- 1. the "punishment" in the kingdom, hidden behind a door
- 2. where the king's system of justice takes place
- 4. name of man who thinks he sees ghosts
- 5. victim of the pit with spikes
- 6. "a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen"
- 10. the "reward" in the kingdom, hidden behind a door
- 11. living in the country, characteristic of the country
- 12. the arena, the country house, and the island are all examples of this
- 13. A technique used by an author to keep readers interested in the story and wondering what will happen next.