Mrs. Matuska's ENGL II Spring Final Review

Techniques that move a story forward are called:

Which of the following is NOT a type of story narrator?

Conflict is an essential element of plot. Without conflict, there is no story.

A struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group is known as what kind of conflict?

The three most common types of setting are:

Stories shape readers by helping them develop empathy and allowing them to vicariously experience the human condition.

The last phase of a story in which all of the loose ends are wrapped up is called the:

The purpose of foreshadowing is to give away the twist ending.

Which of the following IS NOT a kind of conflict?

A story within a story; a separate story that frames another story is a literary device called:

The key to indirect characterization is: readers must make inferences about a character's personality.

A visual pattern of the events that occur in a story is that story's:

The person in the story who has a problem to solve and/or a goal to achieve is that story's:

When stating a story's theme, you should craft a sentence that sums up the story.

An unexpected conclusion to a story that occurs in a way that makes sense is known as

In direct characterization, the author uses statements to tell readers about a character directly.

An internal conflict takes place inside a character's mind and sometimes involves a decision that must be made.

The series of events that happens between the inciting incident and the climax of a story is called the:

A mental or physical struggle between two characters is what type of conflict?

A literary device in which a story has an unexpected and highly improbable ending that comes from out of nowhere

A plot device in which the author makes slight remarks that give hints about the story’s outcome is known as:

When identifying a story's theme, you should always express it as a cliche.

The event that sets a story in motion by introducing a problem to solve and/or a goal to achieve is that story's:

The key to direct characterization is: details are presented openly rather than requiring readers to make inferences.

The three main events that occur during a story's rising action are called plot point one, midpoint, and plot point two.

When using indirect characterization, an author might provide details through:

When using direct characterization, an author might do which of the following?

The technique by which authors develop characters is called:

A struggle between a character and his feelings, conscience, or fear is known as what type of conflict?

When what occurs is the opposite of what is expected, it is called:

An author's worldview is reflected in a story through the:

The time, place, and culture in which the events of a story occur make the story's:

The arrangement of events in a story such that they have a beginning, a middle, and an end is the story's

A story's resolution is the point in the story where the main problem is solved and /or the goal is achieved.

An external conflict takes place between a character and something outside the character.

The phase of a story in which readers learn the background information necessary to understand the story is the:

When words mean the opposite of what is actually said it is called:

The four basic elements of a story are:

"A caustic, bitter remark that aims to hurt" is the true definition of:

The central idea or message in a work of literature is that work's:

A struggle between a character and nature is what kind of conflict?

When an object is mentioned early in the story but the reader does not learn its significance until later it is called:

When stating a story's theme, you should craft a sentence that makes an observation about life.