"Where Is Here?"

4. In this genre, the lives of characters are interrupted in _____________ ways.
5. The characters and settings in this genre are ______________ and easily recognizable to the reader.
7. in a rapid manner
8. in an impulsive manner (an impulse is a sudden inclination to do something without thinking first.)
12. At the beginning of the story, the father is ________ toward the stranger when he invites him inside the house.
15. "I hate riddles-- they're moronic some of the time and obsure the rest of the time." -which character says this?
18. the feelings that the text evokes in the reader
19. "He could be anyone, afterall. Any kind of theif, or mentally disturbed person, or even murder."- which character says this?
21. The father treats the stranger _________ at the beginning, but firmly tells him to leave at the end.
22. the genre that this short story belongs to
23. the last name of the author
24. an educated guess based on what is read in the text

1. After the stranger leaves, the house changes in potentially __________ways.
2. in an angry manner
3. After the stranger burst into tears, he "made a ____________ effort to compose himself."
6. in a calm manner
9. "We've all been dead-- They've all been dead-- a long time." -which character says this?
10. "We can't bar the door against him. That would be cruel." --which character says this?
11. "He tapped a section of wall with his knuckles-- 'There used to be a large water stain here, like a shadow.'"-- which literary device is this?
13. In this genre, endings are usually _________ and leave unanswered questions.
14. "That is the door leading down to the basement, isn't it?" --which character says this?
16. Authors writing in this genre often create an overall __________ of mystery, fear, or uneasiness.
17. "...stared at the geometrical shapes...with a rapt staring fascination as if he dared not look away." -which character does this?
20. "Without seeming to know what he did the _______ violently jerked his arm and thrust her away."