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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is plot in a short story?where the story happensthe events that happen in order in a storythe struggle in the storythe narrator's role in a story
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the part of the plot called that gives readers background information about the story and characters?resolutioninciting incidentexpositionrising action
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first spot in the story called where the author introduces the main conflict of the story?inciting incidentresolutionexpositionrising action
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rising action in a short story?the background informationthe events that lead up to the climaxthe point of highest actionthe turning point
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe highest point of drama, also described as the turning point, in the story is called what?the climaxthe resolutionthe inciting incidentthe exposition
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe events that happen after the climax of the story that lead up to the end are called ____________________.inciting incidentresolutioncharactersfalling action
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the end of the story called when the author explains how everything turns out for the characters?falling actionsettingresolutionnarration
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho is the main character of a story?stereotypeantagonistnarratorprotagonist
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho is the antagonist in a story?the narratorthe character or characters working against the main characterthe person or people in chargethe main character
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is direct characterization in a story?when characters talk about each otherthe author shows the reader what a specific character is likewhen characters react to the events in the storythe author tells the reader what a specific character is like
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen the author shows what a character is like either through their own actions or the reactions of other characters, it is called_______________.indirect characterizationdirect characterizationstory buildingnarrating
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn short stories, setting is ___________________.space and timetimeplacetime and location
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is conflict in a story?the struggle that happens between the opposing sides in a storyfights between only single charactersargumentsonly something experienced by the antagonist
- 14. Multiple Choice
When the struggle in the story is happening between the protagonist and him or herself, it is called ________________ (also known as person vs. self).
conflict from parents
external conflict
internal conflict
school conflict
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen the struggle in the story is happening between the protagonist and some other force, it is called _________________.external conflictschool conflictconflict from parentsinternal conflict
- 16. Multiple Choice
One type of external conflict where the protagonist struggles against the antagonist (either as a single person or a small group of people) is called ____________________-.
person vs. self
person vs. society
person vs. nature
person vs. person
- 17. Multiple Choice
A type of external conflict where the setting or the environment works against the protagonist is called ________________.
person vs. self
person vs. society
person vs. person
person vs. nature
- 18. Multiple Choice
An external conflict where the protagonist is against a larger group trying to "right the wrongs" happening in the world is called ________________________.
person vs. society
person vs. nature
person vs. self
person vs. person
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is theme?the main idea of the storythe title of the storythe law in the storythe life lesson of the story
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is point of view?how well the protagonist seeshow the author shows the story to the readerwhat the narrator thinkswhat the author thinks
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhen the narrator is one of the characters who is experiencing the story, it is called ___________________ point of view.first personsecond personthird personthird person limited
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhen the narrator uses the word "you" to tell another character or the reader about the story, it is called __________________ point of view.first personsecond personthird personthird person omniscient
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhen the narrator reports the events that happen to the protagonist and uses words like "he" or "she," it is called __________________ point of view.first personsecond personthird person limitedthird person omniscient
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat point of view is the author using when the narrator knows everything about every character?first personsecond personthird person limitedthird person omniscient
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