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