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Exam Terms for the Short Story
Exam Terms for the Short Story
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This is to prepare you for the exam's short story section.
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1
Which character type is well-developed?
Flat
Round
Smashed
Crooked
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Which is an example of personification?
The rain spoke to me, lulling me to sleep.
The person felt like a pencil, sharp and tall.
We love to look at the brownie-colored leaves.
I sat on my cat.
3
What is imagery?
They have to involve a picture
Things you can see, smell, taste, touch, or hear
Things you can see
The way a poet paints a scene
4
Athena is Odysseus's protector
True
False
5
Which line does NOT contain imagery?
I felt like crying.
The fabric was silky and smooth.
The house smelled of blueberries and butter
She heard a loud bang and smelled gunpowder
6
Which sentence type exerts a demand or command?
Interrogative
Declarative
Exclamatory
Imperative
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Which exemplifies an interrogative sentence?
I am making a decision.
Will you stop?
Give me that, now.
We did it!
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Best English teacher?
Someone I Had Years Ago
Sheriff Strait
Teresa Strait
TStrait
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What do you call the person who tells the story?
Voice
Speaker
Person
Narrator
10
When a gigantic robot assassin wages war on SDS, it's an example of...
Man versus society
Man versus Microsoft Word
Man versus self
Man versus machine
11
What is irony?
When you compare two unlike things
When you don't mean what you say
Expecting one thing to happen and its opposite does; a twist
When you have a big coincidence
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What are the two types of conflict?
Internal and External
External and Eternal
Internal and Inside
Harsh and Soft
13
Homer is credited with putting The Odyssey together.
False
True
14
What is the basis of an independent clause? In other words, what are the building blocks of a sentence?
A subject and verb
Huh? Say what?
A prep phrase
A subject, verb, and complement
15
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
One uses "like," "as," or "than," while the other doesn't
One is long, while the other is short
One uses proper nouns, while the other uses common
One is an exaggeration, the other is a comparison
16
Who is the protagonist?
The good guy/girl
A character who works for a cause
The main character
The character that causes problems
17
What is tone defined as in literature?
The speaker's attitude towards the subject
The mood that the reader feels while reading
How you speak to others
How defined one's literary muscles are
18
What is the setting of a text?
It is the time something takes place in.
It is where (the location).
Where, when, and what's happening
It is set in the text.
19
I will do well on the exam if I am prepared!
True
False
20
Which one is an example of oxymoron?
Fallen hero
Overcooked egg
Happy family
Cold fire
21
Which character is not in The Odyssey?
Calypso
Thomasina
Antinoos
Scylla
22
What does "genre" mean?
It means when someone disguises the narrator.
It means fiction.
It means type or category.
It's French, so you tell me.
23
What is the name of the epic poem that comes before The Odyssey?
The Weirdyssey
The Crimean Wars
The Illiad
The Raven
24
When is our exam?
Wednesday
Tuesday
Thursday
Monday
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What is symbolism?
When an object represents an idea bigger than itself
When a writer draws something
When a bird appears in a text
When an object looks like something else
26
Which order should the plot triangle go in? C=Climax E=Exposition R=Resoultion RA=Rising Action FA=Falling action
E, RA, C, FA, R
E, FA, C, RA, R
C, E, RA, FA, R
E, R, C, FA, RA
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Which character is NOT in The Watsons?
Reverend Thomas
Kenny
Larry Dunn
Cody Fry
28
Short stories are...
Nonfiction
Fiction
Fantasy
Poetry
29
Favorite Thing We Read This Year
The Watsons
American Born Chinese
The Odyssey
Our Town
30
If a character is static, he/she...?
Doesn't use dryer sheets
Stays the same
Has been struck by lightning
Changes
31
What are the four points of view in literature?
1st, 2nd, 3rd limited, 3rd omnipotent
1st, 2nd, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
1st, 2nd, 2nd formal, 3rd
32
When you diagram, what goes on a slanty line underneath?
Only adverbs
Articles
Whatever you want
Any modifiers
33
The California wildfires are an example of this type of external conflict...
Man versus machine
Man versus society
Man versus man
Man versus nature
34
What is the definition of a theme?
A lesson you learn while reading
The central idea in a work
It's your dream
Why does it matter?
35
Which is an example of alliteration?
Redundia thought he would say it again
Larry was Superman, in a sense
Bill heard a snap, crackle, and pop
Sally sold seashells by the seashore
36
Which location was Odysseus's last, where he stayed for 7 years?
The Sirens
Helios's Island
The Cyclops
Calypso's
37
If a character is dynamic, he/she...
Carries a burden
Changes
Stays the same
Bears a large load
38
When is it NOT OKAY to use a comma?
After an introductory phrase
To join independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction
Between the subject and verb
In a list of three things, before "and"
39
When I can't decide to tell the truth and be punished or lie and feel riddled with guilt?
Man versus machine
Man versus nature
Man versus self
Man versus society
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What is an antagonist?
A person or force who causes problems
A person who is negative
The writer's alter ego
The main character
