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Team 7-2 Short Story Unit Test Review #shortstoryreview #adamsmiddleschool
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Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds, and he receives it, but as payment for his son's tragic death.
Irony
Flashback
Theme
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A theme in "There Will Come Soft Rains" is...
Nuclear bombs are the bomb!
Nature will go on without us after we are gone
Technology can be helpful, but it can also be destructive
Man should be careful with how it changes nature
3
“What’s the matter with you? Are you getting cold feet?” This is an example of a/an ___.
idiom
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing
4
Another name for the resolution of a story is:
denouement
climax
falling action
5
This literary device gives clues to the reader of what’s to come…
Mr. Day
Flashforward
Foreshadowing
Flashback
6
In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the narrator is the__while the old man with the vulture eye is the__.
Antagonist / Protagonist
Protagonist / Antagonist
7
The protagonist in "The Celebrated Jumping Frog from of Calaveras County" is...
Simon Wheeler
Andrew Jackson
Dan'l Webster
Jim Smiley
8
Many versions of "Appointment in Baghdad" spread via word of mouth. This is an example of:
Drama
The oral tradition
Short story
Poetry
9
When the Master accidentally sent his servant to his date with death, this is an example of...
irony
characterization
hyperbole
flashback
10
A passage in a text that tells about actions that have already occurred is know as
inference
flashback
hyperbole
flashforward
11
"...a cow that didn't have no tail, only jest a short stump like a bannanner" contains a
personification
metaphor
simile
12
Every action, whether it is negative or positive, has a consequence. This is an example of a __
Point of View
Conflict
Theme
13
Stories that are told by word of mouth are ___
Short Stories
Fiction
Oral Tradition Stories
14
Figure What?
“And there stood Death in the garden / Dressed like a Spanish waiter”
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Irony
15
The conflict between Winn and the Skinner brothers is an example of this type of conflict.
Person vs. Technology
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Society
Person vs. Person
16
The climax in “The Necklace” is when….
Madame Loisel chooses the "diamond" necklace.
Madame Loisel attends the ball.
Madame Loisel realizes she's lost the necklace.
Madame Loisel returns the necklace.
17
What is the point of view in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
First Person
18
During the rising action, the author introduces the story's....
resolution
setting
conflicts
characters
19
In this part of the plot, the reader usually learns about the characters and setting.
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
20
Person vs. technology is a primary conflict in this story:
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"The Monkey's Paw"
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
21
"The Necklace" is written in which point of view?
Third Person Omniscient
First Person
Third Person Limited
22
This short story was actually a story-within-a-story...a unique plot device.
"The Necklace"
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
23
"The house shuddered, oak bone on bone, its bared skeleton cringing" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
24
"Here, as in a photograph, a woman bent to pick flowers" contains
Irony
Hyperbole
Imagery
A metaphor
25
Setting consists of both ______ and ________ .
Time and Place
Time and Character
Character and Place
26
“She danced with rapture...intoxicated by pleasure…”, “intoxicated” is an example of...
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
27
____________ : When an object has deeper meaning in a story.
Imagery
Symbolism
Significance
28
An
antagonist in "There Will Come Soft Rains" is
The fire
The dog
The robotic mice
The house
29
Another word for resolution is...
noituloser
compications
turning point
denouement
30
The main setting of "The Monkey's Paw" is...
Laburnam Villa, somewhere in England, around 1902
A valley away from the small market port of Tarry Town
August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California
Angel's Camp, California, mid-19th century.
31
What is the point of view in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Third Person Omniscient
First Person
Third Person Limited
32
The point of view in "As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap' is...
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
33
In "The Necklace," Mathilde Loisel is embarrassed by her poverty. This is an example of a/an:
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
34
The neighbor in "The Tell-Tale Heart" who calls the police is this type of character:
Major Character
Minor Character
Antagonist
Protagonist
35
An author chooses this based on how he/she wants the narrator to tell the story.
Point of View
Characters
Plot
36
"At ten o'clock the house began to die" is an example of...
conflict
imagery
metaphor
personification
37
In “As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap,” the title is also the _________ of the story.
theme
moral
38
The rising action includes the problem of the story, also known as the...
character
climax
conflict
drama
39
___ is the author's attitude, whereas ____ is the feeling you get as you read a passage.
humorous / hungry
tone / mood
mood / tone
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I wrote this short story based on a poem by Sara Teasdale.
Washington Irving
Edgar Allan Poe
Ray Bradbury
Mark Twain
