English 30-1 Short Story

A short story combines three of the following elements. Which one doesn't belong?

Dialogue must be all of the following except:

Where antecedent action tells about what has previously occurred, this shows what is happening:

When a character is in a position where he must choose between two undesirable choices, it is a

The character who undergoes a permanent change is a

What does it mean for a character to be consistent?

In order for a literary symbol to be taken symbolically, it must:

A steady diet of escape fiction leads the reader all of the following except...

"It's easy to stop smoking. I have done it a hundred times." This displays...

This term implies a discrepancy between what the reader thinks will happen and what does occur

An attraction of fiction is that we can share (blank) experiences with the protagonist

The best definition of dramatic foil is:

The "continua" of character relationships refers to the extremes. Most characters fall where?

Often characters have sudden insight or awareness into some aspect of life. This is called:

To arrive at the theme of the story, the reader should:

This is the highest point of emotional intensity for the reader:

Which of the following is the best meaning for the term, omniscient narrator?

This is the most common type of irony because it contrasts what people expect to happen is?

Theme is not synonymous with moral mainly because:

The conflict that occurs within the mind or conscience is termed

The mood which the author creates gives the story its:

The outcome of an interpretive short story should be:

This is the reason for the actions in a short story

All of the following except one is true of the defining characteristics of fiction:

The denouement is the party of the story in which:

Which of the following is not a quality of good fiction?

One disadvantage of omniscient point of view, if not used skilfully, is...

When an author's purpose is to heighten suspense & prepare for character change, they are using

If fiction is to be good fiction, it must be...

The best difference between the interpretive and escapist writer is that the former:

The protagonist's motivation in a short story is to achieve or to accomplish some sort of

The short story ending in which the conflict is not resolved is called:

When an author provides clues to character and theme, they are using devices called:

The meaning of a symbol must be:

The meaningfulness and interest that we find in plot arise out of:

Indirect presentation of character is more effective than direct because the author:

The purpose of a short story (purpose for all writing) is to:

The realistic character closely resembles real people, while the stereotyped character resmbles

Occasionally the weaker force may overcome the stronger force. This is called:

The modern short story focuses most predominantly on which of the following?

When the writer uses humour, a provoking title, or a suspicious description, they are using:

The theme of a story needs to include all of these elements, except:

A quality in writing that arouses our sympathy or pity is known as:

An unhappy outcome can be justified in interpretive literature because

Convincing characterization must meet all of the following requirements except:

To be plausible, character change must meet all of the following requirements except:

The place in the story where the conflict is revealed and the motivation is found is called:

The social and cultural background of a story and the "place" from which the writes writes is:

What do we call a character who directly contrasts the protagonist?

The appearance of truth in time, events and locations shows a desired reality called: