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A quick quiz about the elements of a short story.
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The setting of a story includes the _____ in the story.
time and place
time and animals
time and people
time and space
2
What question should you ask yourself to figure out the theme of a story?
What is the author writing this book for?
What is the author trying to teach me in this story?
Who is the author writing this book for?
What is the author trying to hide from me in this story?
3
What is a short story?
A story that is exactly one page long
A story that is only three inches tall
A story that is a brief work of fiction
A story with ten words or less
4
Which one of the following is not part of the plot of a story?
Falling action
Inciting incident
Exposition
Character incident
5
What is an internal conflict for a character?
A struggle happening with your teacher.
A struggle happening with the story.
A struggle happening within a character's mind.
A struggle happening outside a character's mind.
6
What is a round character?
A character who is quite chubby and round.
A character so boring you wonder why he's in the story.
A character who is complex and we learn a lot about him.
A character who looks around and around during a story.
7
Who is involved in the conflict, or struggle, in a story?
Protagonist and abolitionist
Protagonist and antagonist
Antagonist and paganist
Antagonist and percussionist
8
What is the point of view in a story?
The narrator's position in relation to the classroom.
The narrator's position in relation to the school.
The narrator's position in relation to the story.
The narrator's position in relation to the government.
9
Which one of the following is
NOT
a literary device or structure?
Characters
Plot
Copy
Setting
10
What is the rising action in a story?
A set of events that follows the climax of the story.
A set of events that you have experienced in your life.
A set of events that builds towards the climax of the story.
A set of events that is not related to the story.
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What is the conflict of a story?
The main characters of the story
The main setting of the story
The main problem of the story
The main theme of the story
12
Which one of the following is not part of the plot of a story?
Setting action
Climax
Rising action
Resolution
13
What is a flat character?
A character whose car has a tire that always gets flat.
A simple character who plays a small part in the story.
A really thin character that plays a big part in the story.
A character who doesn't like the main character at all.
14
What is the resolution of a story?
The beginning of the story where the action starts.
The part of the story when you close the book and are done.
The part of the story when the conflict is fully resolved.
The middle, or most exciting part of the story.
15
What is a limited point of view?
The inside teacher has limited knowledge of characters.
The outside teacher has limited knowledge of characters.
The outside narrator has limited knowledge of characters.
The inside narrator has limited knowledge of characters.
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What is the inciting incident in a story?
The event that sets the central conflict in motion.
The event that comes in the middle of the story.
The event that starts the story on fire.
The event that comes at the end of the story.
17
How many characters does the narrator have knowledge about in a limited point of view?
Three
Four
One
All of them
18
Which of the following is not an example of a type of conflict in a story?
Character vs. nature
Character vs. God
Character vs. character
Character vs. self
19
What is a protagonist?
"The little guy"
"The bad guy"
"The good guy"
"The cute guy"
20
What is an external conflict for a character?
A struggle between you and your friends.
A struggle happening within a character's mind.
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
A struggle between you and your parents.
21
Which one is
NOT
a literary device or structure?
Conflict
Theme
Point of view
Music
22
What is a literary device?
A literary structure or building
A literary element or dictionary
A literary chemical or element
A literary element or structure
23
What is a static character?
A character that is so nice you just want to be his friend.
A character who creates a lot of electricity while he walks.
A character who changes and learns during the story.
A character who does not change or learn during the story.
24
What is the plot of a story?
The characters that are in the story.
The events that make up the story.
The setting of the story.
The theme of the story.
25
The theme of a story is usually _____.
Inferred
Given by the teacher
Stated directly
Part of the title
26
What is a dynamic character?
A character who plays with dynamite in the story.
A character who changes and learns during a story.
A character who does not change or learn during a story.
A character who does not belong in the story at all.
27
What is a 1st person point of view?
The narrator is in another country.
The narrator is in the room with you.
The narrator is outside the story.
The narrator is in the story.
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What is the climax of the story?
The point in the story that begins the story.
The point in the story that is the most boring.
The point in the story that is the most exciting and tense.
The point in the story that comes at the very end.
29
What is the falling action in a story?
The events that never happen in the story.
The events that happen after the climax of the story.
The events that happen at the beginning of the story.
The events that happen at the end of the story.
30
What is the 3rd person point of view?
The narrator is sitting right next to you.
The narrator is an outsider telling the story.
The narrator is in another country.
The narrator is in the story.
31
How many characters does the narrator have knowledge of in an omniscient point of view?
Five
Two
All of them
Seven
32
What does the author do in the exposition part of the plot of a story?
Introduces characters, setting, and climax of the story
Introduces background, characters, and setting of the story
Introduces the climax, resolution, and setting of the story
Introduces the action, characters, and climax of the story
33
What is the theme of a story?
The wrong information
The central message
The teacher's message
The outside message
34
What is a character?
Person or animal in a family
Person or animal in a cage
Person or animal in a literary work
Person or animal in an article
35
What is an antagonist?
"The bad guy"
"The cute guy"
"The good guy"
"The little guy"
