1. Short Story Test Review

2. 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

3. 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.

4. Question 1 The main character in short story is called the __________

5. Protagonist

6. Question 2 A character who changes throughout a story is called ____________

7. Dynamic

8. Question 3 The ___________ is the overall atmosphere created by a piece of literature.

9. Mood

10. Question 4 A __________ diagram maps out the sequence of events within a story.

11. Plot

12. Question 5 The ____________ is the turning point in a short story.

13. Climax

14. Question 6 Write an example of a simile.

15. Various Answers

16. Question 7 _______ is the author’s attitude toward his/her subject in writing.

17. Tone

18. Question 8 Write a sentence in first person perspective.

19. Various Answers May Apply

20. Question 9 A _________ character is one who does not change throughout a story.

21. Static

22. Question 10 The _________________ starts a conflict in a story.

23. Initiating Event

24. Question 11 Write an example of a metaphor.

25. Various Answers May Apply

26. Question 12 The __________ is a story builds up the suspense.

27. Rising Action

28. Question 13 List all six types of conflict.

29. Man v man, nature, supernatural, self, technology, society (fate)

30. Question 14 List a symbol in “The Scarlet Ibis” and explain what it stands for.

31. Various Answers

32. Question 15 List a dynamic character from any of the stories we have read.

33. Various Answers

34. Question 16 What is the difference between a flat character and a round character?

35. Flat- not well developed; Round- Complex

36. Question 17 What is the setting of the The Cask of Amontillado and why is it important?

37. Catacombs- dark, dreary, enhances tone and mood

38. Question 18 What is a theme from The Most Dangerous Game?

39. Various Answers May Apply

40. Question 19 “Johnny is a bully” is an example of what type of characterization?

41. Direct

42. Question 20 When you say “Oh, what great weather we are having!” during a hail storm, you are using ___________ irony.

43. Question 21 A police station getting robbed is an example of ________ irony.

44. Situational

45. Question 21 If the reader is aware of something that the characters in the story are not, the author is using ____________ irony.

46. Dramatic

47. 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.

48. Question 23 Define Hyperbole

49. Question 24 What type of irony occurred in “The Gift of The Magi”?

50. Situational

51. Question 25 What was the main conflict in pancakes? Explain and label.

52. Jill could not give up on being a perfectionist- individual v self