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Short Story Elements
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A quiz covering setting, indirect characterization, plot, point of view, and theme.
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1
If an author describes the setting as being a hot summer day, what aspect of setting is this?
Environment
City
Place
Societal Norms
2
Which point of view has an "all-knowing" narrator?
Third Person Objective
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited
First Person
3
How would an author use indirect characterization to show that a character is a bully?
Describe other students hiding when the character walks by.
Describe them laughing at someone's new haircut.
Reveal them thinking that the new kid is a huge loser.
Say they're a bully.
4
"Environment" in setting refers to which elements?
Year
Weather
Temperature
Landscape
5
How would an author use indirect characterization to show a character is ill?
Add dialogue that says, "Do you have a cough drop?"
Reveal the character thinking that they need to rest.
Describe them coughing and blowing their nose.
Say they're ill.
6
What part of plot gives the reader additional character development?
Falling Action
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
7
Which is
not
true about a good theme statement?
Theme is an observation, not a lesson.
Theme is about society, human nature, or human condition.
Theme is universal.
There is only one correct theme per story.
8
Which part of plot is considered the "turning point?"
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
9
In which part of plot is the conflict resolved?
Falling Action
Rising Action
Resolution
Exposition
10
Which part of the plot should be the longest part of your story?
Falling Action
Exposition
Rising Action
Resolution
11
The inciting incident is the moment when...
The character is thrown into the action.
Suspense is built through multiple events and obstacles.
The setting is introduced.
The conflict is resolved.
12
Which point of view reveals the thoughts and feelings of all characters?
Third Person Objective
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omnisicient
13
Which point of view reveals the thoughts and feelings of the main character
only
?
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Objective
First Person
14
Which point of view reveals no character thoughts and feelings (only observable actions)?
Third Person Limited
Third Person Objective
Third Person Omniscient
First Person
15
Which punctuation goes between dialogue and a dialogue tag?
None
Period
Comma
Question Mark
16
An author can use which tools to indirectly characterize?
Looks
Speech
Relationships
Effect on Others
17
Which point of view has the narrator as a character in the story?
Third Person Limited
First Person
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Objective
18
Which of the following is
not
part of the physical location of a setting?
Environment
Time Period
City
Place
19
When does a question mark go inside the quotation marks in dialogue?
If you need to end the sentence.
If the dialogue is a question.
If you have double punctuation.
If the entire sentence is a question.
20
How would an author use indirect characterization to show a character likes music?
Describe them practicing the piano after school.
Adding dialogue that says, "I'm going to a concert tonight!"
Say they like music.
Describe them wearing headphones all the time.
21
Which is
not
an example of indirect characterization?
She hung her head low and sighed.
Everyone could tell that she wasn't ready to open up.
She is sad.
"I have the worst luck," she thought.
22
Which part of setting addresses the expectations for men and women in the time period?
Environment
Time Period
Place
Societal Norms and Cultural Expectations
23
If the author says that the story takes place in London, this addresses which part of setting?
City
Time Period
Environment
Place
