Mrs. Matuska's ENGL I: Short Story Unit (Full Unit) Review

Question 1

A character who does not change throughout the course of a story

Accepted Answer

static character

Question 2

The last phase of the story in which all of the loose ends are wrapped up is known as the:

Accepted Answer

denouement

Question 3

True or False: The theme of a story is a debatable opinion.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

A character whose actions and personality are central to the plot and meaning of the story

Accepted Answer

protagonist

Question 5

The point in the story where the problem is solved and/or the goal is achieved is known as the:

Accepted Answer

climax

Question 6

A character who is somewhat well developed,but not developed with a lot of detail

Accepted Answer

two-dimensional character

Question 7

True or false: The theme of a story is directly stated by the author.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

True or false: The theme of the story is that story's central idea.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The message or meaning of a literary work

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 10

A logical guess based on clues in a text.

Accepted Answer

inference

Question 11

A narrative perspective in which the narrator knows everything about everyone

Accepted Answer

third person omniscient narrator

Question 12

A character about whom the reader knows very little

Accepted Answer

flat character

Question 13

The content of a literary work is defined as:

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what a literary work is about

Question 14

a writer's use of clues or hints to indicate events that will happen later in the story is:

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 15

An educated guess made based on information right in front of us combined with experiences

Accepted Answer

inference

Question 16

A character whose actions and personality are less central to the plot than other characters

Accepted Answer

minor character

Question 17

The intention or desire of a character is also known as a character's:

Accepted Answer

motive

Question 18

the narrative perspective from which a story is told

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point of view

Question 19

Science-fiction is a type of speculative fiction based on exploring what might happen if:

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various natural/engineered changes occurred in the universe

Question 20

the phase of a story in which readers learn the background information is the:

Accepted Answer

exposition

Question 21

The event that sets a story in motion and introduces a problem to solve/goal to achieve is the:

Accepted Answer

inciting incident

Question 22

The methods an author uses to present the personality of a character in a work of literature

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characterization

Question 23

A character in a story who is very well developed

Accepted Answer

round character

Question 24

a type or category of literature grouped by characteristics of form, content, or both is a:

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genre

Question 25

A narrative perspective where the story's narrator is participating in the action of the story

Accepted Answer

first person narrator

Question 26

the arrangement of events in a story that give the story a beginning, a middle, and an end is:

Accepted Answer

the story's plot

Question 27

Fantasy is a type of speculative fiction based on exploring what might happen if:

Accepted Answer

various supernatural worlds were real

Question 28

True or False: Each story has only one theme. Other considerations of theme are not valid.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

A character who is not very well developed; about whom very little is known

Accepted Answer

flat character

Question 30

A character who changes over the course of a story

Accepted Answer

dynamic character

Question 31

The series of events that happens between the inciting incident and the climax is known as the:

Accepted Answer

rising action

Question 32

A character whose function in the story is to actively oppose the protagonist

Accepted Answer

antagonist

Question 33

The time, place, and/or culture in which the events of a literary work take place

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setting

Question 34

the structure of a literary work is known as that work's:

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form

Question 35

the visual pattern of events in a story is known as a

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plot diagram

Question 36

A narrative perspective in which the narrator knows everything about only one or two characters

Accepted Answer

third person limited narrator

Question 37

The people, animals, or imaginary creatures who participate in a story are the:

Accepted Answer

characters

Question 38

A narrative perspective in which the story is told as if you are participating in the action

Accepted Answer

second person narrator

Mrs. Matuska's ENGL I: Short Story Unit (Full Unit) Review

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Mrs. Matuska's ENGL I: Short Story Unit (Full Unit) Review

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