| A | B |
| Jerry | protagonist of "Through the Tunnel" |
| mother who sits on beach | flat character in "Through the Tunnel" |
| Partly underwater on nonEnglish beach | Setting in "Through the Tunnel" |
| Coming of age; maturing | theme in "Through the Tunnel" |
| Early 1900's in old English cottage | Setting in "The Monkey's Paw" |
| Mr. and Mrs. White | Protagonists of "'The Monkey's Paw" |
| Wish for 200 pounds | Foreshadowing in "The Monkey's Paw" |
| Sergeant Major-Morris | flat, static character in "The Monkey's Paw" |
| Mr. White | round character in "The Monkey's Paw" |
| Herbert | son who never lives to see the money |
| Possibly the son went back to the grave | Resolution of "The Monkey's Paw" |
| "Nothing puzzles God" | Theme of "Civil Peace" |
| Jonathan | Protagonist of "Civil Peace" |
| Thieves steal "egg rashers" | Climax in "Civil Peace" |
| Jonathan creates a palm-wine bar in his house | Rising action in "Civil Peace" |
| Russian farmland in late 1800's to early 1900's | Setting of "How Much Land..." |
| The Devil | Antagonist in "How Much Land.." |
| Baskirs | Offered Pahom the deal of a lifetime |
| 6 feet of land | Resolution of "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" |
| Pahom | Protagonist in "How Much Land..." |
| Mrs. Gage | Protagonist in "The Widow and the Parrot" |
| James | reveals the treasure in "The Widow and the Parrot" |
| Joseph Brand | miser who has only a parrot for a friend |
| House | Protagonist in "There Will Come Soft Rains" |
| Aftereffects of the nuclear war | Antagonist in "There Will Come Soft Rains" |
| Suburban house in the future | Setting of "There Will Come Soft Rains" |