20 Questions
What is the meaning of alibi in Latin?
Elsewhere
What does a red herring do in a mystery story?
Mislead or distract the reader
What is the role of a detective in a mystery story?
Solves crimes and mysteries
What does it mean to foreshadow in a story?
Hint to what will happen later in the story
Who are three important people who contributed to the mystery genre?
Edgar Allen Poe, Agatha Christie, and Arthur Conan Doyle
What is the concept of Chekhov’s gun introduced by Anton Chekhov?
the idea that objects and elements mentioned in a story should always be relevant
What does it mean to deduce?
to arrive to a conclusion
Foreshadowing hints at what will happen later in the story.
True
In a mystery story, the crime usually happens after the story begins.
False
Mood is the atmosphere/emotions surrounding a story.
True
An unexpected turn of events in the story is called a ______
plot twist
Anton Chekhov, a Russian writer, introduced the concept of Chekhov’s gun, which is the idea that objects and elements mentioned in a story should always be relevant. Chekhov’s ______ is the human version of this.
gunman
A suspect is a person thought to be ______ of a crime.
guilty
A mystery is a subgenre of ______ which involves a crime or death to be solved.
fiction
To deduce means to arrive to a ______.
conclusion
Motive means the ______ for doing something.
reason
A detective is someone who ______ crimes and mysteries.
solves
What are three questions readers of mystery stories should ask themselves?
• Who did it? • How did it happen? • Why? What was the motive?
occurs when the expectation of what will happen and the reality of what does happen do not match up.
In your opinion, who or what is the best red herring in the book so far - give examples from the text.
Test your knowledge of the key elements of mystery with this quiz. From the origins of the genre to important contributors, this quiz covers the essentials of mystery fiction. See how well you understand terms like "alibi" and "red herring" in the context of solving crimes.
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