Short Story Unit Test Review

The sequence of events in a story is called...

True or False: A story's theme is either implied or stated.

The main idea or lesson of a story is called...

True or False: Mood is how the author feels about a literary work.

Perspective of the narrator's voice is called..

True or False: In the short story "War" all characters are round characters.

Descriptive writing that appeals to the senses is called...

Ridiculing/making fun of something in the hopes of bringing about change is called...

"My Date with Neanderthal Woman" can best be described as a...

Which of the following is NOT a type of irony?

True or False: The basic elements introduced in setting are time and place.

Which is NOT one of the six basic elements of all fiction?

True or False: Dramatic irony is where the characters know something the reader does not.

True or False: "My Date with Neanderthal Woman" is a coming of age story.

A dynamic character in "The Moustache" is...

Something that stands for what it is, and also represents something greater

True or False: Conflict can only be external.

True or False: In "Teenage Wasteland" we know what happens to Donny in the end.

A point of view where the narrator is "all-knowing" is called...

The literary technique that conveys the difference between appears versus reality is...

The area in plot where conflict is introduced is called the...

True or False: In "The Moustache" Mike learns things aren't always what they seem.

The area of plot that leads toward resolution is called...

Which character has an epiphany?

Flat characters are characters that...

True or False: "Shaving" is a coming of age story

Dynamic characters are characters that...