External Conflict can be...

Character vs. Nature, Character vs. Character

What is direct characterization?

Narrator makes direct statements about a character

DOUBLE POINTS: What is Dramatic Irony?

When the reader knows more than the characters

A struggle between opposing forces, A way to drive the plot, Something that calls on characters to act

What is a short story?

A short work of fiction to be read in one sitting

The climax of a story is...

The turning point when the story's outcome is determined

What is characterization?

The act of creating and developing a character

Which definition fits plot structure?

The way story events are organized

First person point of view tells the story...

From the perspective of a character in the story

An internal conflict...

Is also known as character vs. self, Takes place inside the character's mind

a state of feeling excited or anxious about what may happen

What is Foreshadowing?

an advance sign or warning of things to come

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1
Which of the following means "when events unfold in time order"?
Flashback
Resolution
Chronological order
Plot order
2
In which story would we find Billy Weaver?
The Tell-Tale Heart
A Sound of Thunder
None
The Landlady
3
External Conflict can be...
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Character
4
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Narrator's plan to kill the Old Man?
Sneak into the room at midnight
Take an hour to put his head into the room
Open the lantern to see the eye
Hide in the closet
5
Which story DOESN'T say the title in the story?
The Tell-Tale Heart
None
A Sound of Thunder
The Landlady
6
What is a flashback?
Showing events from before
Showing the action now
Having a character talk about something in history
A discussion between characters
7
Which third person narrator only reveals thoughts and feelings of one character?
Omniscient
Limited
8
Which of the following is NOT part of indirect characterization?
What other characters say about someone
Providing details about what characters say and do
What the theme of the story is
How other characters react to a character
9
What is direct characterization?
The reader discovers what a character is like on their own
Narrator makes direct statements about a character
Narrator gives hints about what a character is like
The reader makes statements about the character
10
Which of the following is the 2nd step in plot structure?
Rising action
Exposition
Falling action
Climax
11
What is "an intended contradiction between an actual outcome and an expected outcome"?
Plot
Conflict
Irony
Omniscience
12
What is something ALL of the stories have in common?
They were all written in the 1800s.
They all are set in America
They all involve murder
They all are set in the past
13
Which of the following means "the character's spoken words"?
Dialogue
Omniscient
Characterization
Exposition
14
What is "the sequence of events in a story"?
Conflict
Characterization
Flashback
Plot
15
Which story that we read is told in a 3rd person OMNISCIENT point of view?
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Landlady
A Sound of Thunder
None
16
Which word BEST describes Mr. Travis in "A Sound of Thunder"?
Emotionless
Quiet
Serious
Carefree
17
DOUBLE POINTS: What is Dramatic Irony?
When something surprising happens to the characters
When the foreshadowing makes events more dramatic
When the reader knows more than the characters
When the outcome is different than we expect
18
Which is the ONLY story NOT set around the year it was written?
None
A Sound of Thunder
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Landlady
19
Conflict is...
A struggle between opposing forces
A way to drive the plot
Something that calls on characters to act
The perspective from which the story is told
20
Setting can impact what in a story?
Mood/atmosphere
Point of View
Theme
Plot structure
21
What is a short story?
A novel
A short work of fiction to be read in one sitting
A character who takes part in the action
A narrator who sees everything
22
A narrator is...
A character in the story
The speaker who knows everything
The person telling the story
Us, as the reader
23
The climax of a story is...
The turning point when the story's outcome is determined
The sequence of events in a story
The point in the story that develops the conflict
The conclusion to the story
24
Which story that we read is told in a 1st person point of view?
None
A Sound of Thunder
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Landlady
25
What is characterization?
People or animals who take part in the action
The time and place of the action
A moral or lesson of the story
The act of creating and developing a character
26
Which third person point of view knows everything that happens?
Limited
Omniscient
Direct
Indirect
27
Which definition fits plot structure?
The act of developing characters
When events unfold in time order
Something that helps move action along
The way story events are organized
28
First person point of view tells the story...
From an outside narrator following one character
From multiple characters inside the story
From the perspective of a character in the story
From an outside narrator who sees everything
29
Which of the following is NOT an element of short stories?
Plot
Setting
Theme
Dialogue
30
An internal conflict...
Is also known as character vs. self
Takes place between a character and an outside force
Is a character vs. something it can't control
Takes place inside the character's mind
31
Which statement is a REASONABLE theme for "A Sound of Thunder"?
Money makes people to crazy things
Never hunt wild animals
Time travel is dangerous
Actions have consequences
32
Exposition introduces...
Characters and setting
Point of view and Conflict
Characters and theme
Theme and Point of View
33
What is Suspense?
a state of feeling excited or anxious about what may happen
a state of feeling sad about what may happen
a state of feeling bored about the story
a state of feeling angry at the story
34
What is Foreshadowing?
a clue about what has already happened in the story
a nervous feeling we get as we near the end of the story
an advance sign or warning of things to come
a sign that a character is hiding something

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