Which of the following statements best describes the theme in “Heartbeat”?

Self-acceptance is the key to happiness.

Which statement describes the main conflict in the story?

Heartbeat wants to change his image to impress Sarah.

Identify the antagonist in the story.

Dave's inability to accept himself

Which of the following is an example of DIRECT characterization?

“I’ve always been skinny.”

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a review of literary elements in the short story "Heartbeat"

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1
Which of the following statements best describes the theme in “Heartbeat”?
Love knows no limits.
Self-acceptance is the key to happiness.
Hard work and determination leads to success.
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
2
This story is told in which point of view?
third person limited
third person omniscient
second person
first person
3
Which of the following lines helps develop the theme?
Sarah gave me a look, as if she felt safer around me.
I was sopping and delirious and felt claustrophobic.
I could tell my classmates regarded me differently.
I am wiry. I'm lean and mean.
4
What type of conflict is it?
man vs. nature
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. society
5
Identify the protagonist in the story.
Dave's parents
Sarah
the other kids at the party
Dave
6
Which statement describes the main conflict in the story?
Heartbeat wants his parents to get him new clothes.
Heartbeat keeps eating but won’t gain any weight.
Heartbeat wants to change his image to impress Sarah.
Heartbeat is cold so he wears multiple layers of clothes.
7
What is the complete setting of the story?
Europe, fall/winter, modern time
throughout a school year in the past
fall/winter
U.S., fall/winter, modern time
8
Heartbeat eats a lot and works out to gain weight, but realizes that more clothes works better.
rising action
exposition
resolution
climax
9
Heartbeat accepts his appearance and vows to be himself from now on (well, maybe).
rising action
resolution
exposition
falling action
10
Heartbeat is unhappy with how he looks. What does he do in order to appear bigger and stronger?
cuts out all useless movement
wears multiple layers of clothing
eats the equivalent of three overweight men
all of the above
11
In the bathroom at the party, Heartbeat sheds his extra layers of clothing.
exposition
climax
falling action
rising action
12
Identify the antagonist in the story.
Dave's inability to accept himself
the other kids at the party
Dave's parents
Dave's failure to gain weight
13
Which of the following is an example of DIRECT characterization?
“Sarah said, ‘Oh my gosh, you are so skinny.’”
“I went to school wearing two t-shirts under my turtleneck.”
“Sarah gave me a look, as if she felt…safer around me.”
“I’ve always been skinny.”
14
Heartbeat, a skinny high- schooler, starts the school year determined to change his appearance.
falling action
rising action
exposition
climax
15
Heartbeat realizes he left his extra clothes at the party and decides to stop wearing them.
resolution
exposition
falling action
climax

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