Short Story Test Review
Before we start Take some time to review with your group. Discuss the following in your groups: Point of View Theme Tone/Mood Irony Characterization- direct, indirect, round, flat, dynamic, static Elements of Plot Figurative Language
Trashketball Rules Each team will get 30 seconds to answer each question on their whiteboard. If you get the question correct, you get to shoot a basket for extra points. You must stay in your seats unless you are shooting the basketball. No blocking each other’s attempts.
Question 1 The main character in short story is called the __________
Protagonist
Question 2 A character who changes throughout a story is called ____________
Dynamic
Question 3 The ___________ is the overall atmosphere created by a piece of literature.
Mood
Question 4 A __________ diagram maps out the sequence of events within a story.
Plot
Question 5 The ____________ is the turning point in a short story.
Climax
Question 6 Write an example of a simile.
Various Answers
Question 7 _______ is the author’s attitude toward his/her subject in writing.
Tone
Question 8 Write a sentence in first person perspective.
Various Answers May Apply
Question 9 A _________ character is one who does not change throughout a story.
Static
Question 10 The _________________ starts a conflict in a story.
Initiating Event
Question 11 Write an example of a metaphor.
Various Answers May Apply
Question 12 The __________ is a story builds up the suspense.
Rising Action
Question 13 List all six types of conflict.
Man v man, nature, supernatural, self, technology, society (fate)
Question 14 List a symbol in “The Scarlet Ibis” and explain what it stands for.
Various Answers
Question 15 List a dynamic character from any of the stories we have read.
Various Answers
Question 16 What is the difference between a flat character and a round character?
Flat- not well developed; Round- Complex
Question 17 What is the setting of the The Cask of Amontillado and why is it important?
Catacombs- dark, dreary, enhances tone and mood
Question 18 What is a theme from The Most Dangerous Game?
Various Answers May Apply
Question 19 “Johnny is a bully” is an example of what type of characterization?
Direct
Question 20 When you say “Oh, what great weather we are having!” during a hail storm, you are using ___________ irony.
Question 21 A police station getting robbed is an example of ________ irony.
Situational
Question 21 If the reader is aware of something that the characters in the story are not, the author is using ____________ irony.
Dramatic
Question 22 Use context clues to define the underline word: The indignant girl would not stop complaining about the “B” she received on her essay; she believed that she earned an A.
Question 23 Define Hyperbole
Question 24 What type of irony occurred in “The Gift of The Magi”?
Situational
Question 25 What was the main conflict in pancakes? Explain and label.
Jill could not give up on being a perfectionist- individual v self