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AIM-Characteristics of Mystery Genre
AIM-Characteristics of Mystery Genre
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Characteristics and elements of mysteries
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When writing a mystery, we should let the reader know the solution in the first paragraph.
False
True
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The story of the mystery is the
structure
setting
character
plot
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plot
attitude of the author toward his subject, character, reader
structure of the story
where the victim is buried
struggle between opposing forces
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What is the basic situation in a mystery structure?
we learn about the problem & meet the characters
a haunted house
the mystery is solved
someone is working to solve the mystery
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suspense
hints about events that will occur later in the story
sense of tension or anxiety about what will happen next
happiness displayed by the suspect
excuse given by a suspect as why he/she is not guilty
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Suspense means that the reader does not know the solution while reading the mystery.
False
True
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Which of the following are not examples of characters in a mystery?
chorus
witnesses
investigators
suspects
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clues
hints about events that will occur further in the story
attitude of the author about his subject, character, reader
the opposite of clueless
person trying to solve the mystery
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The location(s) where the mystery takes place is/are
clues
characters
setting
structure
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Distractions make it easier for the investigator to solve the mystery.
False
True
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Clues are things people say or do or objects that are found.
True
False
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In a mystery there is usually a problem or puzzle to be solved
True
False
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red herrings
struggle between opposing forces; the problem
hints about events that will occur later
stinky fish
false clues to throw the investigator off track
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What do we learn in the resolution?
someone is working to solve the mystery
when to return the book
the mystery is solved
we learn about the problem & meet the characters
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foreshadowing
character's words, or objects that give hints of a solution
structure of the story
an extreme exaggeration for effect
feeling created in a reader by a literary work.
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Most mystery plots use
readers
comedy
suspense
irony
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Characters who may have caused the problem that is being solved are
mystery
setting
distraction
suspects
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sleuth
another name for a swamp
person trying to solve the mystery
feeling created in a reader
false clues
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This refers to the way the story is set up:
setting
characters
red herrings
structure
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Things that lead the investigator off the path, including clues that do not add up are
setting
clues
red herrings
structure
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Hints that help the detectives and reader solve the mystery are
clues
setting
red herrings
structure
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tone
false clues
attitude of the author toward his subject, character, reader
a music note sung by the suspect
person trying to solve the mystery
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What do we learn in the rising action?
we meet the characters & learn about the problem
who wrote the story
someone is working to solve the mystery
the mystery is solved
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alibi
feeling created in a reader by a literary work
sense of tension or anxiety about the story
proof a suspect could not have committed the crime
anything I want because I'm rich
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conflict
struggle between opposing forces; the problem
structure of the story
what character says that gives hints about the solution
when a fight breaks out at lunch
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mood
hints about events that will occur later
feeling created in a reader by a literary work
sulking around when you're grounded
sense of tension about what will happen next
