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An #english #quiz to help you all study the elements of a story!
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man vs. nature
when nature attacks the narrator
character struggling to survive despite their feelings
when a guy fights trees
character struggling to survive despite their surroundings
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perseverance
may be an example of a _________ in Phantom Tollbooth
theme
topic
argument
conflict
3
True or False? "The dog ran like the wind" is an example of personification.
True
False
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Usually, the conflict is between __________
the protagonist and his or her pet
the antagonist and himself or herself
the protagonist and the antagonist
the main character and his or her dad
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True or False? Man vs. Man may not be a physical conflict, but may also be emotional or mental
False
True
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foreshadow
an author gives an advanced hint of what is to come later
when an author tries to trick you about events in a novel
an author gives a hint about the main character's feelings
an author gives a hint about the ending of the book
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The falling action is ______________
when events start winding down towards the end of the book
when the action falls off a cliff
when the main character experiences conflict
when the climax occurs
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How many types of literary conflict are there?
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5
6
4
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climax
the lowest point in a novel
The least interesting part of the book
when the main character makes a new friend
the highest or most intense part of the book
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in society, what are norms?
driving on the right side of the road
unwritten rules of society
3 meals per day
eating McDonalds
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True or False? There must be a protagonist and an antagonist in a story.
False
True
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the rising action is when the main character usually faces __________
God
climax
life
conflict
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some sort of superstition or religious element is at play here
man vs. society
man vs. technology
man vs. supernatural
man vs. God
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two main characters are in conflict with one another
man vs. himself
man vs. man
man vs. nature
man vs. society
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point of view
the voice/lens through which a story is told
the point at which we view the plot
how you see a story
how a main character views the story
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Who is the best English teacher ever?
Mr. West
Mr. West
Mr. West
Mr. West
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giving human qualities to non-human objects
alliteration
foreshadow
personification
metaphor
18
Define setting.
the place in which the story takes place
the time and place in which a story takes place
the main character's home
the time in which the story takes place
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True or False? There is almost always a conflict in a novel.
False
True
20
category of literature
narration
foreshadow
genre
plot
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man vs. technology
when technology tries to outsmart people
when technology tries to overtake mankind
when technology tries to ruin the climax
when technology tries to eat the main character
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a person who tells a story
Mr. West
narration
nobody
St. John's
23
man vs. society
when someone is challenging the norms of society
a conflict between the protagonist and the author
the main character battling himself or herself
a conflict between the main character and his or her mother
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In the Phantom Tollbooth, the first ___________ in the novel is Milo's bedroom
narration
point of view
genre
setting
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True or False? The resolution is when we meet the main characters and get the setting.
True
False
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True or False? Man vs. Man can be between more than two people.
True
False
27
Which is the correct order of stages in the plot diagram?
exposition rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
exposition rising action, falling action, climax, resolution
exposition falling action, climax, resolution, rising action
resolution, rising action, climax, falling action exposition
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plot
The places that make up a story
The characters that make up a story
The events that make up a story
The most intense part of the book
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conflict
the beginning of a war
a struggle between two opposing forces
a struggle between the protagonist and the author
an argument
30
Harry Potter is fantasy. Fantasy is a ___________
not real
type of book
genre
dream
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a narrator that is not physically present in the book
Mrs. Pliego
1st person narrator
omniscient narrator
2nd person narrator
32
True or False? It's possible to have more than one theme in a novel.
True
False
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True or False? Stories must always have happy endings.
True
False
34
in the movie, The Terminator, the type of conflict is clearly __________
man vs. technology
man vs. man
man vs. unicorns
man vs. himself
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resolution
beginning of the story
dedication page
end of the story
middle of the story
36
a central topic in a text
happiness
topic sentence
theme
main idea
37
When Milo rescues princesses Rhyme and Reason, this is the ___________ of the book
plot
theme
climax
main idea
38
a character is in conflict with himself or herself (hint: inner dialogue)
man vs. nature
man vs. technology
man vs. himself
man vs. man
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True or False? Conflicts usually arise during the rising action
True
False
