Point of View Exam Review

Question 1

The Forty Thieves author wants the reader to sympathize with Cassim and his wife since the reader knows their motivation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

In what longer work would one find the story "The Forty Thieves"?

Accepted Answer

The Arabian Nights

Question 3

From what viewpoint is the story The Forty Thieves told?

Accepted Answer

omniscient

Question 4

Which is NOT a standard literary genre?

Accepted Answer

anecdotes

Question 5

When an author writes about his or her own life, it is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

autobiography

Question 6

In which viewpoint does one of the characters serve as the narrator?

Accepted Answer

first person

Question 7

From what viewpoint is By Any Other Name told?

Accepted Answer

first person

Question 8

The person created by the author to tell the story, affecting the way the story is told is called a

Accepted Answer

persona

Question 9

Anecdotes are generally longer than autobiographical essays.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The "After the Battle" conflict is resolved when Bill Ryder carried Dave Joyce to safety.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

"By Any Other Name" author's attitude toward her surroundings helps readers identify the genre of the piece.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

From whose perspective is The Age of Miracles told?

Accepted Answer

Uncle Abner's nephew

Question 13

Most of The Open Window is told from which perspective?

Accepted Answer

Framton Nuttel

Question 14

Nonfiction is often written from the first-person point of view.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

In "The Open Window" when Vera asks the visitor if he knows anything about her aunt, the author is using a frame story.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

From what viewpoint is After the Battle told?

Accepted Answer

limited omniscient

Question 17

This viewpoint allows the reader to "get inside" all of the characters.

Accepted Answer

omniscient

Question 18

Which story best fits the definition of an autobiographical essay?

Accepted Answer

By Any Other Name

Question 19

Anecdotes are generally told from first person and omniscient point of view.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Historical fiction can easily be written from any point of view.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Frame stories usually contain a second story within them.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

"The Open Window" contains a point of view shift near the ending.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Which story is classified as historical fiction?

Accepted Answer

After the Battle

Question 24

What literary genre is The Age of Miracles?

Accepted Answer

detective fiction

Question 25

Rau's use of point of view strengthens the theme of her story by...

Accepted Answer

encouraging the reader to sympathize with someone who experiences prejudice

Point of View Exam Review

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Point of View Exam Review

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