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Short Story Response (30 points total)

Identify the following for “The Jigsaw Puzzle.”

1. Setting: (2 pts.)

a. Time:

b. Place:

2. Plot: (5 pts.) Write the plot in 6-8 sentences.

3. Conflict: (5 pts.) Man vs. Man? Man vs. Himself? Man vs. Nature?
Man vs. the supernatural? Explain.

4. Ending: (10 pts.) Write an ending to the story. Use details

and try to match the mood of the story.
Be creative! (Use separate piece of paper
for more space)
Vocabulary- Please write in complete sentences. (2 pts. each)

1. Lisa found the jigsaw puzzle after she had spent hours rummaging
through shops. What is the meaning of the word rummaging?

2. Of all the things in the store, the old box aroused Lisa’s curiosity the
most. The word curiosity means:

3. The box was covered with dust and had a stale, dead odor. Something
that is stale is:

4. The jigsaw puzzle was finished except for two adjoining pieces, which
fit side by side. The word adjoining means: