Question: To explore the ____________, or effect of mythical literature on contemporary literature, a reader should identify key characters, settings, and plots.

Answer: influence

Question:

Answer: speeding up the plot to move the story forward and build tension.

Question: In part one of “Cruel Tribute,” how do King Aegeus’s actions affect the advancement of the plot?

Answer: He causes the birth of a hero in Troezen.

Question: Writers can use __________ to build suspense.

Answer: sequence of events

Question: The contemporary novel The Hunger Games features a lottery where children are selected to fight to the death in combat.

The section of “Cruel Tribute” that best features a similar mythological element is:

Answer: “The Tribute”

Question:

Answer: slowing down the plot to focus on an important character.

Question:

Answer: To help save the day, Harry must get past a scary three-headed guard dog.

Question:

Answer: Theseus

Question:

Answer: through the use of frightening creatures

Question: Which line from “Cruel Tribute” best supports the idea that the elders help to advance the plot?

Answer: “It is better that a few should perish than that the whole city should be destroyed,” they said.