English 30-1 Short Story

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An unhappy outcome can be justified in interpretive literature because

What does it mean for a character to be consistent?

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

This is the reason for the actions in a short story

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The conflict that occurs within the mind or conscience is termed

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

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

Convincing characterization must meet all of the following requirements except:

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

The mood which the author creates gives the story its:

Dialogue must be all of the following except:

The denouement is the party of the story in which:

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

The best definition of dramatic foil is:

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

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

Theme is not synonymous with moral mainly because:

The outcome of an interpretive short story should be:

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

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

The character who undergoes a permanent change is a

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

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

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

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

The meaning of a symbol must be:

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