Which sentence has the correct use of a comma?

Maybe they were asleep and I could sneak in, I thought.

Which sentence has the correct use of punctuation marks?

"Easy, Ponyboy," he said softly, "we'll be okay."

What is a protagonist?

A character with a goal or a mission

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1
Which literary device is an indication of future events?
forecasting
foreshadowing
foretelling
forewarning
2
Which sentence has the correct use of a comma?
Maybe, they were asleep and I could sneak in I thought.
Maybe they were asleep, and I could sneak in, I thought.
Maybe they were asleep and I could sneak in, I thought.
Maybe they were asleep and I could sneak in I thought.
3
This point of view allows the reader to know the thoughts and feelings of 2 or more characters?
First person
Third person objective
Third person omniscient
Third person limited
4
Which pronouns are used in first person point of view?
you, your, you're
I, we, my
She, him, her
They, them, their
5
Which sentence uses the correct homophone?
I wish I knew their secret.
I wish I knew they're secret.
I wish I knew there secret.
None are correct.
6
In the story "Tell-Tale Heart", which is the dominant conflict?
character versus society
character versus self
character versus nature
character versus character
7
Who is the author of "The Monkey's Paw"?
Agatha Christie
W.W. Jacobs
S.J. Watson
Edgar Allan Poe
8
What is an adjective?
An action word
A word that describes a verb
A person, place, or thing
A word that describes a noun
9
What does MLA stand for?
Midwest Literature Association
Modern Language Assembly
Modern Language Association
Midwest Linguistic Assembly
10
In the novel, The Outsiders, who is oldest?
Dally
Two-Bit
Sodapop
Darry
11
Which sentence uses the correct homophone?
This Kahoot is way too hard.
This Kahoot is way two hard.
I just want too go two my next class.
This Kahoot is way to hard.
12
Which sentence has the correct use of punctuation marks?
"Easy Ponyboy he said softly we'll be okay."
"Easy Ponyboy" he said softly "we'll be okay."
"Easy, Ponyboy," he said softly, "we'll be okay."
"Easy, Ponyboy." He said softly. "We'll be okay."
13
Which Soc did Johnny kill in the novel The Outsiders?
Randy
Bob
Pony did it, not Johnny
Bill
14
Which one is NOT a stage of the plot map?
Rising Action
Resection
Climax
Exposition
15
Which MLA in-text citation is used correctly?
(Hinton, pg 76)
(Hinton 76)
(Hinton, 76)
(Outsiders 76)
16
Which punctuation marks goes around a direct quote?
quotation marks
parenthesis
speech brackets
apostrophe
17
Who is the main character in the short story, "The Hitchhiker"?
Ronald Adams
Nan Adams
Roald Dahl
Adam West
18
What is a protagonist?
A character with a goal or a mission
A character who changes throughout a story
A character who stays the same throughout a story
A character who tries to block another from reaching a goal
19
Which literary device is an event or scene taking place before the present?
flashtime
flashbeyond
flashback
flashforward
20
Which is NOT Author's Purpose?
entertain
persuade
examine
inform
21
Which is NOT a type of conflict?
character versus society
character versus self
character versus nature
character versus animals
22
Setting is ...
Who and why
When and where
When and why
Where and who

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