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Short Story Terms Review
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What is a symbol within a story?
Something pretty to look at
the main idea of a story
Something that stands for something else
a type of characterization
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Loss of satellite signal on your television is an example of what type of conflict?
person vs.nature
person vs. society
person vs. machine
person vs. person
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What is theme?
the main conflict
the main plot
The moral, lesson, or big idea within a story
the color scheme used in a story
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What is the climax of a story?
the conflict within a story
the highest or turning point of a story
the introduction of a story
the resolution of a story
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What is included in the introduction of a story?
The characters and the setting
The setting and the climax
The characters and the climax
The theme and the setting
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Which of these is an example of Person-vs.-Nature conflict?
a bear eats a man
a tornado ruins a house
all of the above
a tree falls on a priest
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Standing up for your beliefs, even though they aren't popular is a _____ conflict
Person-versus-society
Person-versus-tanks
Person-versus-person
Person-versus-thought
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A person feeling guilty is an example of what kind of conflict?
Person-versus-society
Person-versus-fate
Person-versus-self
Person-versus-goodness
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What is a conflict?
Only considered a verbal fight
Only considered a turning point
Considered any problem or issue within a story
only considered a fist fight
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What is a protagonist?
The villain of the story
The main character of the story
The person who wins in the end
The catalyst of the story
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What is the term for the person against the protagonist?
contagion
anti-hero
villain
antagonist
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A character is
a tree, rock, or other object
someone funny in the story
only the people in the story
any person, animal, or person-like object in a story
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What is plot?
The main events of a story
The turning point in the story
A short summary
The main theme
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The resolution of a story involves ...
events in the story being introduced
the turning point of a story
events in the story are finalized
the character introductions
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A UFC match is an example of what kind of conflict?
Person-versus-self
Person-versus-society
Person-versus-muscle
Person-versus-person
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The falling action of the plot is where..
the story is just beginning
the turning point of the story
the story is done
the story starts to wrap up
17
Which of these is NOT a common point-of-view?
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
2nd person
1st person
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Building a character through thoughts, speech, actions, description, and reactions is called...
characterization
thematic exposition
lemony snicketing
character plot
