Short Stories Unit Test

A short story is usually

The highest point of interest in a story is the...

When the leading character struggles against the ideas, practices, or customs of other people, this is a form of...

The figurative language that gives human qualities to inanimate objects

When the reader only knows what the character knows and what the author allows him to tell us

"sobs, sniffles, and smiles"

What is the point of view of "The Necklace"

Define motivation

Define setting

In "The Gift of the Magi", what did Della think Jim would think her new look reminded him of?

What usually is revealed in the rising action?

Which quote is an example of irony?

The type of conflict where the leading character struggles with their own ideas of right or wrong

A literary element that hints to the reader as to what's to come later in the piece of literature is what?

In "The Gift of the Magi", what is the significance of the next day?

Which quote is an example characterization from the story "A Christmas Memory"

"Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings"

Rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters is an example of what type of figurative language?

Define Ethos

The controlling idea or central insight of a short story is known as its what?

Dramatic irony is defines as

Verbal irony is when...

sudden, serious, sweetness

The sequence of events in a story or play is known as the what?

A short story tells about a single

Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter is an example of what?

In "The Interlopers", the men who hunt animals actually end up hunted by animals. What type of irony?

Which of the following is an example of external conflict?

Define Point of View

The figurative language that helps to create a mood, emphasize something, and evoke an auditory or visual experience

When the reader perceives something a character does not, is which type of irony?

Author moves from character to character, event to event, having free access to the thoughts & feelings

First person point of view is when the story is told by the...

What was the climax in "The Interlopers"

Define Antagonist

The untangling of events in a story

Which of the following is an example of Situational Irony?

The part of a short story that includes the setting, characters, and point of view...

Define Protagonist

The Magi brought valuable gifts is an example of...

The type of figurative language in which an author uses a comparison of two unlike things without using "like or "as"

"A gray cat walking a gray fence in gray backyard"

When a character changes by the end of the story, they are viewed as what type of character?

Give an example of symbol in "The Gift of the Magi"

"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. One dollar and eighty-seven cents.

Which of the following is an example of Pathos

When the leading character struggles against fate, this is what type of conflict?

The character with one or two characteristics that never change is known as

Choose the correct cause and effect chart for "The Necklace"

The point of view in "The Necklace"