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Short story elements review; Of Mice and Men review
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1
A symbol can be specific to an author or it can be universal.
False
True
2
Readers learn of the story events through someone outside of the story. This is called___
Second person point of view
First person point of view
Third person point of view
Limited point of view
3
"Where a story takes place" is the general definition for ____
Conflict
Setting
Theme
Weather
4
What kind of fiction has a limited number of characters, settings and range of action?
Poetry
Dramas
Novels
Short stories
5
What is meant by "rising action"?
Highest point of interest / turning point of story
when the characters and setting are introduced
when the conflict of the story is revealed
Final outcome of story events
6
A "round" character.....
Stays the same no matter what happens in the story
has one or two superficial traits
is a fully developed character with a complex personality
is the hero of the story
7
A family struggling with poverty; A family living in a mansion, Set in the 1920s
Examples of time
Examples of social conditions
Examples of conflict
Examples of theme
8
Order? Curley's Wife invites L to touch her hair, Curley's hand is crushed, Lennie runs away
True
False
9
Correct order?Carlson shoots Candy's dog, Curley looks for Slim(affair), G goes to town w/ guys
True
False
10
An unexpected twist in a story is called ___?
Allegory
Conflict
Symbolism
Irony
11
Some of the major tools a short story writer may use include:
Plot, characterization, foreshadowing
Computer, tone, mood
Imagination, conflict, characterization
plot, characterization, tone
12
"Person in a work of fiction" is the definition for____?
Conflict
Character
Symbol
Narrator
13
Candy gets in on the dream
before
Curley's hand is crushed by Lennie
True
False
14
The use of symbols by an author can...
create conflict in a story
drive the plot of a story
add suspense to a story
add foreshadowing to a story
15
When G and L travel together they avoid__ but it increases _ as they are dependent on the other
Loneliness; power
Loneliness; vulnerability
Power; loneliness
Vulnerability; loneliness
16
Mr. X describes a monkey's paw twitching and twisting in his hand.That description helps create
foreshadowing
the conclusion of the story
the tone of the story
the mood of the story
17
A narrator who can know everything about the past, present and future is called ____.
Smart narrator
Omniscient narrator
Limited narrator
Objective narrator
18
"A brief story that uses animal characters with human traits and usually teaches a moral" is__?
Propaganda
Theme
Fable
Allegory
19
"Fiction" means a story based on the imagination of the author.
True
False
20
"Mood" means ________?
The feeling created throughout the story
The author's attitude towards the subject of the story
How you feel about the story's events
The conflict created throughout a story
21
The use of irony in a story can ....
Influence the theme
Influence the rising action
Add humor
Cause the conflict
22
"Universal message" of a story....
Symbol
Theme
Allegory
Irony
23
One must study all elements of a short story at the same time as all elements happen at once.
True
False
24
Maggie changes throughout the story; Thomas stays the same. They are __ and __ characters.
Round and flat
Static and dynamic
Flat and round
Dynamic and static
25
OMM is like a play because....
It has no description
It is an adaptation of a play
It has equal amounts of narration and speaking
It has limited settings
26
When readers know Lennie's past experience with soft things, yet the ranch folk don't...
Example of verbal irony
Example of situational irony
Example of dramatic irony
27
Steinbeck uses ____ when he lets readers know that Lennie likes to pet soft things.
Static character
Irony
Allegory
Foreshadowing
28
Curley's Wife marrying Curley to leave her old life behind shows the theme___?
Searching for the American Dream
Dreaming small
Money is everything
Love is money to spent
29
When characters know less than readers do, it's called____.
Situational irony
Verbal irony
Dramatic irony
30
The climax of a short story is......
Lowest point of interest of the story
Highest point of interest / turning point of the story
When the conflict is introduced into the story
The final outcome of story events
31
Third person limited means that a narrator....
knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters
knows thought and feelings of one character
is similar to a fly on the wall
32
"Sequence of events" is the definition for _____?
Fable
Conflict
Setting
Plot
33
Kathryn struggles against her family, who wants her to move out. What kind of conflict is this?
Person vs Weather
Person vs Society
External
Internal
34
What are the four aspects of setting?
Time, place, social conditions, conflict
Weather, time, place, mood
Time, place, social conditions, weather
Mood, conflict, social conditions, time
35
The "conflict" of the story can be described as....
struggle between opposing forces
Struggle between like forces
When the conflict of the story is revealed
feeling created throughout the story
36
Benjamin tells the story of a conversation he has with with his grandfather in his own words.
Third person point of view
Second person point of view
First person point of view
Third person limited point of view
37
"Love is blind" and "History repeats itself" are examples of _____
Symbols
Conflicts
Mood
Theme
38
When a character doesn't change no matter what happens in the story, he is a _____
Flat character
Static character
Round character
Dynamic character
39
"A story that can be read on two levels -- one symbolically" is the definition for ___?
Fable
Novella
Allegory
Satire
40
"Use of ridicule to make a certain institution appear foolish or to reveal a weakness" is ___?
Allegory
Satire
Fable
Irony
41
The events and complications begin to be resolved....
Climax
Falling action
Rising action
Conclusion
42
"Events and actions begin to resolve themselves" is the definition for ___
Rising action
Introduction
Conclusion
Falling action
43
When a character has one or two superficial traits they are a ____
Flat character
Dynamic character
Static character
Round character
44
Final outcome or untangling of story events is _____?
Plot
Falling action
Conclusion
Rising action
45
When does Lennie scare a girl wearing a red dress (in Weed)?
After the guys leave the ranch
Before the guys go to the ranch
When the guys go into town
After the guys go to the ranch
