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A quick quiz about the elements of a short story.
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What is the inciting incident in a story?
The event that comes at the end of the story.
The event that comes in the middle of the story.
The event that starts the story on fire.
The event that sets the central conflict in motion.
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Who is involved in the conflict, or struggle, in a story?
Antagonist and paganist
Protagonist and antagonist
Protagonist and abolitionist
Antagonist and percussionist
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What does the author do in the exposition part of the plot of a story?
Introduces the action, characters, and climax of the story
Introduces the climax, resolution, and setting of the story
Introduces background, characters, and setting of the story
Introduces characters, setting, and climax of the story
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What is a short story?
A story that is exactly one page long
A story that is only three inches tall
A story with ten words or less
A story that is a brief work of fiction
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What is the falling action in a story?
The events that happen at the end of the story.
The events that happen after the climax of the story.
The events that never happen in the story.
The events that happen at the beginning of the story.
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What is a dynamic character?
A character who does not change or learn during a story.
A character who plays with dynamite in the story.
A character who does not belong in the story at all.
A character who changes and learns during a story.
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What is a literary device?
A literary element or structure
A literary chemical or element
A literary structure or building
A literary element or dictionary
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How many characters does the narrator have knowledge about in a limited point of view?
All of them
Three
Four
One
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What is an internal conflict for a character?
A struggle happening with your teacher.
A struggle happening outside a character's mind.
A struggle happening within a character's mind.
A struggle happening with the story.
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What is the plot of a story?
The theme of the story.
The characters that are in the story.
The events that make up the story.
The setting of the story.
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The setting of a story includes the _____ in the story.
time and space
time and place
time and people
time and animals
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What is the resolution of a story?
The part of the story when you close the book and are done.
The beginning of the story where the action starts.
The middle, or most exciting part of the story.
The part of the story when the conflict is fully resolved.
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What is a character?
Person or animal in a cage
Person or animal in a family
Person or animal in a literary work
Person or animal in an article
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What is a flat character?
A simple character who plays a small part in the story.
A character whose car has a tire that always gets flat.
A character who doesn't like the main character at all.
A really thin character that plays a big part in the story.
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What is a limited point of view?
The outside narrator has limited knowledge of characters.
The outside teacher has limited knowledge of characters.
The inside teacher has limited knowledge of characters.
The inside narrator has limited knowledge of characters.
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Which of the following is not an example of a type of conflict in a story?
Character vs. nature
Character vs. self
Character vs. character
Character vs. God
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How many characters does the narrator have knowledge of in an omniscient point of view?
All of them
Seven
Five
Two
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Which one is
NOT
a literary device or structure?
Theme
Music
Conflict
Point of view
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What is the theme of a story?
The central message
The teacher's message
The wrong information
The outside message
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Which one of the following is
NOT
a literary device or structure?
Characters
Plot
Copy
Setting
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What is the rising action in a story?
A set of events that is not related to the story.
A set of events that you have experienced in your life.
A set of events that builds towards the climax of the story.
A set of events that follows the climax of the story.
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What is the climax of the story?
The point in the story that comes at the very end.
The point in the story that begins the story.
The point in the story that is the most boring.
The point in the story that is the most exciting and tense.
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What is the conflict of a story?
The main theme of the story
The main characters of the story
The main problem of the story
The main setting of the story
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What is the 3rd person point of view?
The narrator is in the story.
The narrator is an outsider telling the story.
The narrator is in another country.
The narrator is sitting right next to you.
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What is a 1st person point of view?
The narrator is outside the story.
The narrator is in another country.
The narrator is in the story.
The narrator is in the room with you.
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What is an external conflict for a character?
A struggle between you and your parents.
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
A struggle happening within a character's mind.
A struggle between you and your friends.
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The theme of a story is usually _____.
Part of the title
Inferred
Stated directly
Given by the teacher
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What is the point of view in a story?
The narrator's position in relation to the story.
The narrator's position in relation to the government.
The narrator's position in relation to the classroom.
The narrator's position in relation to the school.
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What is a static character?
A character who creates a lot of electricity while he walks.
A character who changes and learns during the story.
A character who does not change or learn during the story.
A character that is so nice you just want to be his friend.
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What question should you ask yourself to figure out the theme of a story?
What is the author trying to teach me in this story?
What is the author writing this book for?
Who is the author writing this book for?
What is the author trying to hide from me in this story?
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What is an antagonist?
"The little guy"
"The cute guy"
"The good guy"
"The bad guy"
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What is a protagonist?
"The bad guy"
"The cute guy"
"The good guy"
"The little guy"
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Which one of the following is not part of the plot of a story?
Inciting incident
Exposition
Falling action
Character incident
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Which one of the following is not part of the plot of a story?
Climax
Setting action
Rising action
Resolution
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What is a round character?
A character so boring you wonder why he's in the story.
A character who is complex and we learn a lot about him.
A character who looks around and around during a story.
A character who is quite chubby and round.
