Mrs. Matuska's ENGL II: Fall Finals Review

Question 1

The message or meaning of a literary work

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 2

A character who does not change throughout the course of a story

Accepted Answer

static character

Question 3

The methods an author uses to present the personality of a character in a work of literature

Accepted Answer

characterization

Question 4

True or false: The theme of a story is directly stated by the author.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

A narrative perspective where the story's narrator is participating in the action of the story

Accepted Answer

first person narrator

Question 6

A character who changes over the course of a story

Accepted Answer

dynamic character

Question 7

A narrative perspective in which the narrator knows everything about everyone

Accepted Answer

third person omniscient narrator

Question 8

A character whose actions and personality are less central to the plot than other characters

Accepted Answer

minor character

Question 9

The time, place, and/or culture in which the events of a literary work take place

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 10

True or False: The theme of a story is a debatable opinion.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

An educated guess made based on information right in front of us combined with experiences

Accepted Answer

inference

Question 12

the narrative perspective from which a story is told

Accepted Answer

point of view

Question 13

A character who is somewhat well developed,but not developed with a lot of detail

Accepted Answer

two-dimensional character

Question 14

A character in a story who is very well developed

Accepted Answer

dynamic character

Question 15

A character who is not very well developed; about whom very little is known

Accepted Answer

one-dimensional character

Question 16

A character about whom the reader knows very little

Accepted Answer

flat character

Question 17

A character whose actions and personality are central to the plot and meaning of the story

Accepted Answer

protagonist

Question 18

A narrative perspective in which the story is told as if you are participating in the action

Accepted Answer

second person narrator

Question 19

True or false: The theme of the story is that story's central idea.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The intention or desire of a character is also known as a character's:

Accepted Answer

motive

Question 21

The people, animals, or imaginary creatures who participate in a story are the:

Accepted Answer

characters

Question 22

A character whose function in the story is to actively oppose the protagonist

Accepted Answer

antagonist

Question 23

True or False: Each story has only one theme. Other considerations of theme are not valid.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

A narrative perspective in which the narrator knows everything about only one or two characters

Accepted Answer

third person limited narrator

Question 25

A logical guess based on clues in a text.

Accepted Answer

inference

Mrs. Matuska's ENGL II: Fall Finals Review

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Mrs. Matuska's ENGL II: Fall Finals Review

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