Study Sync Unit 1

Question 1

Which is NOT an author&#x27;s purpose?

Accepted Answer

to upset

Question 2

An author MUST directly state their point of view in every text

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

An author&#x27;s purpose is their reason for writing

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

This literary element which influences the plot was specifically described in The Conjure-Man Dies

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 5

The people in which a story is intended for

Accepted Answer

audience

Question 6

Implicit evidence means "suggested but not directly stated" in a story

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

This author felt strongly that the general public needed to know about the treatment of women in asylums

Accepted Answer

Nellie Bly

Question 8

The climax/turning point is when

Accepted Answer

a key event or decision leads to a resolution

Question 9

The term for the main (good) character

Accepted Answer

protagonist

Question 10

Flashbacks are when

Accepted Answer

events from the past are inserted into a story

Question 11

Textual evidence refers to...

Accepted Answer

using words directly from the story to support claims

Question 12

The theme "it can be dangerous to hold blindly to traditions" is seen BEST in the Lottery through

Accepted Answer

the stoning of Tessie Hutchinson

Question 13

Story structure is the framework writers use to develop the plot

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

An allusion is a reference to something outside the story, usually in an indirect way

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Tone refers to the emotional response of readers to a certain text

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

What&#x27;s the inciting incident of the Graveyard Book?

Accepted Answer

the baby&#x27;s parents are killed

Question 17

Which is NOT a main part of plot?

Accepted Answer

the tone

Question 18

Characters thoughts, actions, dialogue and reactions drive the plot

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Author&#x27;s point of view has nothing to do with how the author feels about the text

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Which character trait would most likely be one of an antogonist?

Accepted Answer

devious

Question 21

In the poem Sympathy, the poet implicitly compares a bird to

Accepted Answer

slaves

Question 22

A character trait of the narrator of Tell-Tale Heart could be

Accepted Answer

nervous

Question 23

A story&#x27;s theme refers to

Accepted Answer

the central message or lesson that a story teaches

Question 24

The protagonist of Monster was

Accepted Answer

Steve Harmon

Question 25

Phineas Gage is remembered because

Accepted Answer

he experienced severe brain damage and lived through it

Question 26

The BEST example of foreshadowing from The Monkey&#x27;s Paw is when

Accepted Answer

the first owner of the paw wished for death

Question 27

A story&#x27;s theme is usually general and can be applied to real life

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

The Biblical allusion "he who is without sin, cast the first stone" could be applied to the Lottery

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Edgar Allan Poe&#x27;s tone in the Tell-Tale Heart is best described as

Accepted Answer

grim

Question 30

How can an author improve word choice?

Accepted Answer

they can use specific words

Question 31

Alfred Hitchcock&#x27;s purpose was to explain to readers

Accepted Answer

how to create suspense

Question 32

The inciting incident is when

Accepted Answer

the problem is first presented

Study Sync Unit 1

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Study Sync Unit 1

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