What is a protagonist?

The guy who is trying to solve the conflict

Which of the following is SITUATION irony?

When the opposite of what you think will happen occurs

where and when the story takes place

When the writer references something well-known

The climax of the story is

the most intense part of the story, toward the end

What is the resolution of a story?

When the tension eases up and problems are solved

a fight or argument with another character

Which of the following is DRAMATIC irony?

When the audience knows more than the characters

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1
When there is a character that the audience sees sad, happy, angry, sick, etc. is known as a
main character
round character
protagonist
antagonist
2
Which of the following is VERBAL irony?
When the opposite of what you think will happen occurs
When the audience knows more than the characters
Words that sound like what they do
Sarcasm
3
Complications are
things that make surgery go bad
the smaller issues that get in the way of solving conflict
the main problems of the story
the highest points in the story
4
When the author tells something about a character's personality, that is called
irony
plot twist
indirect characterization
direct characterization
5
The antagonist is
the guy who is trying to thwart the solving of the conflict
mean
never seen until the end of the story because he is sneaky
the bad guy
6
What pronouns are used a lot in 3rd person point of view?
he, she, it, they
we, us, our
you, your, yours
I, me, my, we
7
Internal conflict is
a fight or argument inside a building of some sort
a difficult decision that has to be made
pain within your body
multiple personality disorder
8
When the reader is exposed to the setting, characters, and conflict, that is the
introduction
plot starter
exposition
beginning
9
What is a protagonist?
The guy who gets in the way of solving the conflict
The guy who is trying to solve the conflict
The good guy
The bad guy
10
What pronouns are used a lot in 1st person point of view?
I, me, my
this, that, those
he, she, it
I, you, they
11
Which of the following is SITUATION irony?
Sarcasm
When the opposite of what you think will happen occurs
Words that sound like what they do
When the audience knows more than the characters
12
The setting is
when the story takes place
where and when the story takes place
where the story takes place
how the story takes place
13
What is allusion?
Writing that appeals to the senses
When something you expect NOT to happen happens
When the writer references something well-known
Magic tricks
14
The climax of the story is
the most intense part of the story, at the beginning
the smaller problem in the story
the most intense part of the story, toward the end
the big problem in a story
15
A character that doesn't change during the story is a
bad guy
boring character
flat character
static character
16
When you have to INFER things about a character's personality, that is
direct characterization
annoying
foreshadowing
indirect characterization
17
Which of the following is NOT used as a symbol?
Colors
Feelings
Objects
Names
18
What is the resolution of a story?
When the tension eases up and problems are solved
When someone dies
When the problem is solved
When the main character makes a decision
19
Dynamic characters
change during the story
always have a big part in the story
blow up during the story
are introduced during the climax
20
external conflict is
a fight that does not take place inside a building
a fight that takes place out in nature
a fight or argument with another character
a fight where a character's broken bones are exposed
21
A character that the audience only sees one basic personality style from is a
round character
dynamic character
flat character
static character
22
All of the following are examples of conflict except
man vs. nature
man vs. garbage bags
man vs. man
man vs. himself
23
When the author starts off in the present but then takes the reader to something in the past
that is flashback
that is dynamic
that is foreshadowing
that is ironic
24
When the author gives you clues about what is coming up, that is
DYNAMIC
FLASHBACK
IRONY
FORESHADOWING
25
Which of the following does NOT have to do with imagery?
sound
sight
smell
anger
26
Which of the following is DRAMATIC irony?
When the audience knows more than the characters
When the opposite of what you think will happen occurs
Sarcasm
Words that sound like what they do

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