Spring 2019 Final Study Guide #2

Question 1

a story brief enough to read in one sitting

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a short story

Question 2

what often creates situational irony through a turn of events that takes the reader by surprise

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surprise ending

Question 3

Nonfiction is written for a specific ___, or group of readers.

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audience

Question 4

the invented people in a story

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character

Question 5

writing that has fake characters and a fake story line

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fiction

Question 6

Confusion underlies the plot of "The Invalid's Story." Whom or what are the characters confused

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the exact contents of the box

Question 7

the message the author wants you to get out of the story

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theme

Question 8

a struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

Question 9

In "The Scarlet Ibis", what prompts the narrator to show Doodle the coffin?

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he has a cruel streak that surfaces occasionally

Question 10

With which character is the bird in the story's title symbolically associated?

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Doodle

Question 11

... is where the writer tells readers what the character is like.

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direct characterization

Question 12

a character struggles with himself

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internal conflict

Question 13

The way a writer sounds on page is his/her ____.(also can be called tone)

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voice

Question 14

a series of events

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plot

Question 15

writing that is written about real people, places, and events

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nonfiction

Question 16

a long work usually presented in chapters

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a novel

Question 17

In "The Cask of Amontillado" which word best describes the mood of Poe's story?

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suspenseful

Question 18

a logical guess that you make based on the details in a story

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inference

Question 19

in ... point of view the narrator is a character who participates in the action of the story

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1st person

Question 20

... is the use of symbols in literature.

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symbolism

Question 21

In "The Cask of Amontillado" why do you think Montresor chose the catacombs for his revenge.

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no one will find Fortunato there

Question 22

in _ point of view the narrator is not a character in the story but a voice outside the action

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3rd person

Question 23

a character struggles against an outside force, such as another character, society, or nature

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external conflict

Question 24

... is a person, place, or thing that represents something larger.

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symbol

Question 25

The plot of "The Invalid's Story" centers on confusion about

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what is in the long white-pine box

Question 26

Authors usually create ___ by foreshadowing.

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suspense

Question 27

an informed guess about what will happen later in the narrative

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prediction

Question 28

... is a conversation between or among characters in a literary work.

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dialogue

Question 29

in _ pov the narrator knows everything, including the thoughts and feelings of all characters

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3rd person omniscient

Question 30

an event, action, or feeling that produces a result

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cause

Question 31

In "The Cast of Amontillado" with whom does Montresor have conflict?

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Fortunato

Question 32

in _ point of view the narrator sees the world through the eyes of only one character

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3rd person limited

Question 33

the result that is produced

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effect

Question 34

time and place of the story

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setting

Question 35

a work that is shorter than a novel but longer than a short story

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a novella

Question 36

In "Scarlet Ibis," why is the narrator's brother three months old before he is named?

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everybody thinks the baby will die

Question 37

... is a poem or story that has parallel literal and symbolic meaning.

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allegory

Question 38

a difference between appearance and reality or between the expected and what actually happens

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irony

Question 39

"The Most Dangerous Game" is best described as a story about

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a deadly contest between two skillful hunters

Question 40

the problem

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conflict

Question 41

You can infer that Rainsford succeeds largely because

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he considers Zaroff's "sport" to be cold-blooded murder

Question 42

... is where the writer gives readers clues to a character.

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indirect characterization

Question 43

Which of the following is the setting for "The Invalid's Story"?

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a train journey from Cleveland, OH to Wisconsin

Question 44

Why does General Zaroff not consider his sport immoral?

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he says that the weak were born to give the strong pleasure

Question 45

writers communicates what characters are like through...

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characterization

Question 46

... is a way of speaking that is common to people of particular region or group.

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dialect

Spring 2019 Final Study Guide #2

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Spring 2019 Final Study Guide #2

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