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Most plots have?
What term refers to the solving of a conflict in the plot?
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What term refers to the solving of a conflict in the plot?
Exposition
Protagonist
Resolution
Climax
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Most plots have?
More than one conflict
A climax at the beginning
Only one conflict
No explanation
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The narrator of the story is also the major character when?
Second Person Point of View
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
First Person Point of View
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What is the purpose of a flashback?
To create more climaxes
To help make clear the events of the present
To interest the reader
To confuse the reader
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What is an external conflict?
A conflict that happens inside the main character
A conflict that happens in rising action only
A conflict that happens outside the main character
A conflict that happens in the exposition only
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How do we define conflict in a plot?
The problem that the major characters must overcome
Difficult to understand
The most exciting part of the plot
Events that happen to the characters
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When is the conflict of the plot introduced?
During the Rising Action
During the Climax
During the exposition
During the Falling Action
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What is a flashback?
A place in the plot where the author jumps back in time
A place in the plot where the author creates a picture
A place in the plot where the author jumps forward in time
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The Rising Action of a Plot is?
The events that lead to a resolution
The events that identify the conflict
The events that lead to the climax
The events that introduce characters and setting
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What is a dynamic character?
A character whose actions and spoken words are revealed
A character whose actions, spoken words, etc are revealed
A character who stays the same
A character that changes by the end of the story
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Which term refers to the "turning point" of the story?
Falling Action
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
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Man vs Man / Man vs. Nature / Man vs. Society/ are all examples of what?
Climaxes
External Conflict
Resolutions
Internal Conflict
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The point in a plot when the author leaves clues about an upcoming event is known as?
Theme
Forshadowing
Flashback
Climax
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The theme of a story is...
The turning point of the story
The character's or reader's emotions
The author's message about life
The setting and the main characters
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The Setting Includes Two Parts
Tone and Mood
Time and Characters
Place and Theme
Time and Place
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An example of a Man vs. Society conflict would be...
Homelessness
Stubbed Toe
Tornado
Argument
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What is a protagonist?
The main chacrter who must overcome obstacles
The character who causes conflict
The character who helps another character
The character who changes
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What is an internal conflict?
A conflict that happens outside the main character
A conflict that happens in a story
A conflict that happens within the main character
A conflict that happens in rising action only
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An antagonist in a story is...?
The cause of a conflict, character, society, etc.
The main character who must overcome obstacles
The character who causes conflict
The character who helps another character
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The exposition of a story includes?
The setting and the main characters
The turning point of the story
The character's or reader's emotions
The author's message about life
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Which is an example of man vs. self conflict?
Argument
Homelessness
Tornado
Depression
