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Literature #1
Literature #1
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Plot and Characterization, context clues, theme
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All Sally does when people are around is say weird things that nobody understands.
Direct
Indirect
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Dee thinks she is better than anyone else.
Indirect
Direct
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When they got married, they made a
vow
to take care of each other in sickness and in health.
promise
regret
rue
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What is the final outcome of the story
Conflict
Exposition
Resolution
Falling Action
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Foreshadowing can be used to create
anticipation
suspicion
tension
All of these
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What is always true of flashback?
Flashback occurs in the past
Flashback is negative, unwanted memories
Flashback suggests what will happen later in the story
Flashback confuses readers
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The man's hard life left him haggard and worn.
exhausted
energetic
healthy
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The character against whom the protagonist struggles.
Antagonist
Protagonist
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Writer reveals info about character & his personality via character's thoughts/words/actions.
Direct
Indirect
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Sam was bored with the TV, but the remote was across the room, so he just watched it anyway.
Indirect
Direct
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The old mechanic hated modern electronics; preferring when all he needed was a manual & tools.
Indirect
Direct
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She was surprisingly strong for a girl of such petite stature.
Direct
Indirect
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Peter was very lazy, and would never move himself more than was absolutely necessary.
Direct
Indirect
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The main character in a story is the
Protagonist
Antagonist
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The rice was more glutinous than she remember, forming messy gobs of sticky balls.
slimy
smooth
sticky
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_____ is the author's attitude about what he is writing about.
Character
Mood
Tone
Dynamic
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"That was a good poem that you wrote for English class. Your stuff is so good," Rachel said.
Direct
Indirect
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_____ where most conflicts are resolved at this time, and tying up lose ends in the story.
Falling Action
Conflict
Rising Action
Exposition
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When author introduces characters and hints of conflict, you know you are in the:
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Exposition
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The moment of greatest emotional tension in a story.
Exposition
Conflict
Climax
Rising Action
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Series of related events that drive a story.
climax
action
plot
resolution
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_____ is the place where the action of a story occurs.
Setting
Tone
Mood
Dynamic
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Characters in stories can be
Left out; they aren't always needed
Used to help educate, persuade, inform
Based on real people
Both based on real people & used to help inform
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The writer makes statements about a character's personality and tells what character is like.
Direct
Indirect
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He's scrutinizing an old income tax statement, his brow furrowed as he studies the tiny print.
to examine carefully
to type or write
to read dramatically
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Julie owned a multitude of outfits and it always took her forever to decide which looked best.
Indirect
Direct
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The crowd cheered with such vigor that the bleachers shook with the energy.
sadness
energy and strength
quiet whispering
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They were clods, the whole gang of them.
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
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This type of character can be fully described in a single sentence because he has no depth.
Round
Flat
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She knew only a
snippet
of the song, and kept repeating that one line over and over.
huge amount
good understanding
small piece
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_____ is the problem in the story that hinders the character from reaching his/her goal.
Agitation
Conflict
Friction
Rising Action
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_____ the moment of greatest emotional tension in a story.
Rising Action
Exposition
Conflict
Climax
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_____ is the background information of the story
Plot
Falling Action
Suspense
Exposition
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In which element of plot would you find where a solution has just been solved?
Rising Action
Resolution
Falling Action
Exposition
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The primary external conflict in the short story "The Elevator" is _____ ?
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man
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Elements of plot are all but _____ .
exposition
resolution
climax
setting
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A character can best be defined as
Only the people in the story
The people who talk in a book
Any person, animal, creature, being in a story
A real person who acts in a play
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Foreshadowing helps the ________ feel more connected to the story.
author
All of these
characters
audience
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_____ is everything from the initiation of conflict to the climax.
Conflict
Exposition
Falling Action
Rising Action
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The events that happen in a story.
Rising Action
Round
Exposition
Plot
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Writers create characters using which of the following?
all of these
what characters say, do, or think
describing physical features, dress, and personality traits
what other characters (and narrator) think about them
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Foreshadowing is always direct and obvious
False
True
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_____ is the final outcome of the story.
Exposition
Falling Action
Resolution
Conflict
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Some of the traits for characters include being
strategy, round, flat
static, dynamic, even
static, dramatic, flat
static, round, flat
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The primary focus of "The Elevator" is on the plot.
True
False
46
This type of character has likes, dislikes, and personality quirks.
Flat
Round
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_____ is a person presented in a dramatic or narrative work.
Mood
Tone
Character
Characterization
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The clothes that John wears are outdated
Indirect
Direct
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Minor characters in a story
help drive conflict forward interacting w/major characters
Are not as important but still help the story line
Affect the conflict with their actions
All of the answers
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After patiently trying to help her make a decision he became
exasperated
and threw his hands up
infuriated
encouraged
elated