Short Story Review

Question 1 What is a brief work of fiction that can be read at one sitting?

Options a) Novel b) Short Story c) Journal d) Newspaper a) Novel b) Short Story c) Journal d) Newspaper

b) Short Story

Question 2 In the short story, Two Kinds, the narrators mother wants her to be a _______________.

Options a) Pianist b) Doctor c) Writer d) Teacher a) Pianist b) Doctor c) Writer d) Teacher

a) Pianist

Question 3 Writing about real people, places, and events is considered to be ____________.

Options a) Fiction b) Fairy tales c) Nonfiction d) Plot a) Fiction b) Fairy tales c) Nonfiction d) Plot

c) Nonfiction

Question 4 List and draw the 5 elements of plot in order…

Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

Question 5 The climax of a story is ___________.

Options a) Tying all loose ends together b) When suspense builds c) Turning point of the story d) When characters and setting are introduced a) Tying all loose ends together b) When suspense builds c) Turning point of the story d) When characters and setting are introduced

c) Turning point of the story

Question 6 An account of a persons life, written by another person is a(n)_____.

Options a) Autobiography b) Biography c) Poem d) Short Story a) Autobiography b) Biography c) Poem d) Short Story

b) Biography

Question 7 At the end of Kaffir Boy, Mark Mathabane views school as a(n) ____.

Options a) Punishment b) Obligation c) Party d) Opportunity a) Punishment b) Obligation c) Party d) Opportunity

Question 8 Who are the three main characters in Everyday Use?

Options a) Betty, Meggie, Mom b) Dee, Maggie, Mom c) Aunt, Dee, Maggie d) Aunt, Betty, Meggie a) Betty, Meggie, Mom b) Dee, Maggie, Mom c) Aunt, Dee, Maggie d) Aunt, Betty, Meggie

b) Dee, Maggie, Mom

Question 9 What is a protagonist?

Options a) Central character b) Mono-dimensional character c) Opposer of the main character d) Static character a) Central character b) Mono-dimensional character c) Opposer of the main character d) Static character

a) Central character

Question 10 A dynamic character has ________________.

Options a) Characteristics that do not change b) Can be summarized by a single phrase c) Many-sided personalities that change a) Characteristics that do not change b) Can be summarized by a single phrase c) Many-sided personalities that change

Question 3 The feeling, or atmosphere, that a writer creates for the reader is the ______________.

Options a) Tone b) Mood c) Point of View d) Characterization a) Tone b) Mood c) Point of View d) Characterization

b) Mood

Question 11 When does the Lottery take place every year in Shirley Jacksons short story?

June 27th

Question 12 Which point of view uses the pronouns: I, me, and my? Which point of view uses the pronouns: I, me, and my?

Options a) First b) Second c) Third a) First b) Second c) Third

a) First

Question 13 The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject is the __________.

Options a) Tone b) Mood c) Point of View d) Characterization a) Tone b) Mood c) Point of View d) Characterization

a) Tone

Question 14 The narrator is an all- knowing, objective observer who stands outside the action and reports what different characters are doing, thinking, and feeling.

Options a) First POV b) Second POV c) 3rd Limited d) 3rd Omniscient a) First POV b) Second POV c) 3rd Limited d) 3rd Omniscient

Question 15 The exposition wraps up the story. True or False? The exposition wraps up the story. True or False?

FalseFalse

Question 16 Which is NOT a type of conflict?

Options a) Human vs. Human b) Human vs. Nature c) Human vs. Things d) Human vs. Self a) Human vs. Human b) Human vs. Nature c) Human vs. Things d) Human vs. Self

c) Human vs. Things

Question 17 Without conflict, there is no plot. True or False? Without conflict, there is no plot. True or False?

TrueTrue

Question 18 What is the tone of the story The Lottery?

Options a) Exciting b) Scary c) Ordinary d) Angry a) Exciting b) Scary c) Ordinary d) Angry

c) Ordinary

Question 19 A chain of related events that takes place in a story and gives the story structure is the ___.

Options a) Setting b) Exposition c) Characterization d) Plot a) Setting b) Exposition c) Characterization d) Plot

Question 20 What is the theme of the story The Lottery?

Options -Tradition may not always be the best -evil can easily become commonplace -Tradition may not always be the best -evil can easily become commonplace