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Which type of conflict is best shown here?
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Short Story Elements
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A short story is....
a true account of history
nonfiction
poetry and drama
a brief fictional story
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Which type of conflict is best shown here?
character vs. self
character vs. society
character vs. nature
character vs character
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The end of the conflict
plot
exposition
setting
resolution
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The series of events in a story is the...
conflict
plot
arrangement
sequence
5
The perspective from which the story is told is called the...
narrator
first person
point of view
third person
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The building events of a story that introduces some kind of conflict is the...
rising action
genre
plot
climax
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When an object stands for something else; it has a deeper significance/meaning, we call that...
foreshadowing
symbolism
theme
flashback
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An inside force, struggle of the mind (man vs. self)
internal conflict
peer issues
feelings
dreams
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A surprise ending is
boring
predicted
unexpected
expected
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Falling action is...
the events that start to wrap up the story
at the beginning of the story
the conclusion
before the climax
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The story's lesson or moral.
symbolism
theme
main idea
solution
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which part of the plot is the most intense?
resolution
climax
falling action
exposition
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A hint or clue that the author gives as to what will happen is called...
theme
symbolism
foreshadowing
predicting
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Would could a desert symbolize?
relief and safety
anger
new life
isolation, despair
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Which type of conflict is best shown here?
character vs. nature
character vs. self
character vs. society
character vs. character
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This type of character changes a lot throughout the story.
flat
static
developed
dynamic
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the events in the story could really happen
fantasy
realistic fiction
fiction
genre
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A static character...
remains the same throughout the story
has a heart change
dies at the end of the story
changes dramatically throughout the story
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Which would most likely be a conflict for this setting?
A group of explorers are trapped by fire.
An explorer gets bitten by a poisonous snake.
Two explorers discover a cure for cancer.
An explorer gets attacked by a vicious dog.
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An outside force (man vs. nature, man vs. man)
fate
climax
problem
external conflict
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When the author takes the reader back in time to a memory
symbolism
foreshadowing
flashback
prediction
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What could a thunderstorm symbolize in a story?
being content, peaceful
happiness
hope
frustration, anger
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A person or animal that is involved in the story is a...
symbol
plot
protagonist
character
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What is genre?
the theme
the main idea
a group of books
a category or type of literature
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The time and place of the story is called the...
happenings
setting
plot
genre
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The exposition is...
the end of the story
the middle of the story
the main idea
beginning of the story; the characters & setting introduced
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How might this setting affect the author's development of the characters?
The characters would likely be artists and musicians.
The characters would likely be associated with gangs.
The characters would likely come from wealthy families.
The characters would likely speak an English accent.
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A character or group of characters who oppose the protagonist
hero
plot
protagonist
antagonist
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When characters speak it is called...
dialogue
mood
quotes
figurative language
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the sequence of events in a novel, story, or play
theme
point of view
setting
plot
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The main character in the story who is in the center of the conflict is the...
protagonist
problem
antagonist
supporting characters
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Which type of conflict is best shown here?
character vs. character
character vs. society
character vs. nature
character vs. self
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What is the main message or lesson of the story?
plot
theme
main idea
moral
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What could a ray of sunshine symbolize?
hope
grief
despair
lonliness
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When one event/action is expected, but the opposite is received.
symbol
irony
climax
foreshadow
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A problem in the story is called the...
plot
conflict
climax
issue
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Which of the following shows the elements of plot in order?
exposition, rising action, falling action, resolution
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,resolution
rising action, climax, falling action, resoultion
rising action, exposition, climax, falling action,resolution
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The most pivotal point in the story; the conflict is at its peak.
climax
conflict
resolution
rising action
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Which part of the plot creates tension and suspense?
exposition
rising action
climax
resolution
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The resolution is...
the introduction of setting and characters
the conflict is wrapped up and the story ends
the middle of the story
at the beginning
