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Study Guide: Test 1

Write down the ones you do not know and study them tonight!

What is the theme, or central idea, of “Through the Tunnel”?

an individual’s struggle to achieve difficult goals

Which of the following quotations from the story best illustrates Jerry’s internal conflict?

“All night the boy dreamed of the waterfilled cave in the rock, and as soon as breakfast was over he went to the bay.”

Jerry’s mother feels that it is important to

allow Jerry some independence.

What feelings motivate Jerry’s resolution to swim through the tunnel?

shame at his childishness and fear

An action that demonstrates Jerry’s internal conflict is

obeying his mother’s request that he not swim for the day.

Jerry’s preparations to swim the tunnel are

determined and planned

Before Jerry gets up the nerve to swim the tunnel, he

trains himself to hold his breath for two minutes underwater.

At the end of the story, Jerry feels

. excited and proud.

By the end of the story, Jerry has lost interest in the cave because he

knows he has attained his goal

Two symbols from “Through the Tunnel” and what they stand for are:

The safe beach = youthThe wild bay = adulthood

At the end of Act One, the hero commits to leaving the Ordinary World and entering a new region or condition with unfamiliar rules and values.

Crossing the Threshold

Near the middle of the story, the hero enters a central space in the Special World and confronts death or faces his or her greatest fear. Out of the moment of death comes a new life.

The Ordeal

The hero, uneasy, uncomfortable or unaware, is introduced sympathetically so the audience can identify with the situation or dilemma.

The Ordinary World

The hero is tested and sorts out allegiances in the Special World.

Tests, Allies, and Enemies

. The hero returns home or continues the journey, bearing some element of the treasure that has the power to transform the world as the hero has been transformed.

Return with the Elixir

The hero takes possession of the treasure won by facing death. There may be danger of losing the treasure again.

The Reward

Something shakes up the situation, either from external pressures or from something rising up from deep within, so the hero must face the beginning of change.

The Call to Adventure

About ¾ of the way through the story, the hero is driven to complete the adventure, leaving the Special World to be sure the treasure is brought home. May have a chase scene to signal urgency.

The Road Back

The hero feels the fear of the unknown and tries to turn away from the adventure, however briefly.

Refusal of the Call

The hero and newfound allies prepare for the major challenge in the Special World.

Approach

At the climax, the hero is severely tested once more on the threshold of home. He is purified by a last sacrifice, another moment of death and rebirth, but on a higher and more complete level.

Resurrection

The hero comes across a seasoned traveler of the worlds who gives him training, equipment, or advice.

Meeting with the Mentor

Sara went to pick up some groceries for Tom and _________.

ME!!!

When Jessica spoke with Tina and ________, she mentioned that she would be late to the party.

ME!!!!

Greek heroes were:

Demigods

Old English heroes were part of a:

Warrior Culture

Medieval heroes believed in:

Chivalry

Renaissance heroes were the:

Universal Human

Romantic Heroes were:

Mysterious

Early American Heroes were:

Pioneers

Plot Diagram – Exposition:

Main Characters: Mom and JerrySetting: A beach in the pastJerry is trying to gain independence.

Plot diagram – Rising Action:

Jerry practices holding his breath

Plot diagram – Climax:

Jerry swims through the tunnel

Plot diagram – falling action:

Jerry goes back to the villa to dry his tears and wipe the blood away

Plot diagram – Resolution:

Jerry tells his mom that he no longer wants to go to the bay

True or False: Jerry’s mom is his mentor.

True!

True or False: When Jerry is walking over the “steep” rocks from the safe beach to the wild bay at the beginning of the story, he is crossing the threshold between the ordinary and the special worlds.

True!

True or False: The Return with the Elixir occurs in the story when Jerry is actually swimming through the tunnel.

False!

True or False: There is no “Refusal of the Call” in “Through the Tunnel” because Jerry never second-guesses his decision to go to the wild bay.

False!

True or False: The “elixir” in this story is the set of goggles Jerry’s mother gives him.

False!