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Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. A ..... is a BRIEF work of FICTION-you can read it in one sitting that focuses on ONE or TWO CHARACTERS and has ONE SINGLE PROBLEM that is solved in the end.
2. The ..... or atmosphere is the feeling created in the reader by the story.
3. The animal or person that a story is centered around is called the .....
4. What do you call the people in a short story?
5. Is a short prose narrative. is like a photograph. It captures a certain moment and zooms it in. has a pun at the end.
6. Read the following excerpt from "Raymond's Run" : "Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won't let on that they practice. Not me[Squeaky]. I'll high prance down 34th street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so that she walks ahead like she's not with me ..... "Infer about Squeaky's character based on this quote, and select the answer that DOES NOT apply.
7. A&P:What is the writing style that Updike attempts to employ in A&P?
8. Written to shock, startle, scare, and even repulse the readers, horror fiction creates a horrifying sense of dread and may include characters like ghosts, vampires, werewolves, witches, and monsters.
9. Originated in Japan and often tells about nature, it consists of three unrhymed lines containing 17 syllables (5, 7, 5) and portrays a single idea or feeling while having a strong visual imagery.
10. A&P:What do animals represent in this story?
11. A writer's attitude towards his/her subject is known as ..... The writer may be angry, sad, humorous, or any number of attitudes.
12. Names the problem that characters in a story must face and solve.
13. A story that is not true or is made up
14. The fourth section of a linear plot map is called .....
15. Sometimes the writer wants the reader to learn something from the story. This is the main message the writer wishes to share.
16. What is the name for the main character in a story?
17. The POV in which the narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.
18. The type of external conflict between a person and a hurricane, earthquake, or flood.
19. The first section on a linear plot map is called .....
20. The time and place in which a story takes place is known as
21. The POV (Point of View) in which the story is told by the writer who is outside the story is called .....
22. Falling action leads to the ..... of the story.
23. A ..... is a book that is much longer and more complex than a short story.
24. Which of the following lists contains the four steps for reading fiction?
25. A short story is a long one, say fifty to one hundred pages
26. ARABY:What do the descriptive settings reflect?
27. Refers to where the story takes place.
28. GFH:What object is a symbol for the grandmother's misguided moral code?
29. What type of novel is true
30. EU:What's the overall theme of the story?
31. The use of clues to hint at something that will occur later
32. A&P; What genre does A&P best fall under?
33. CLP:What style does Hemingway employ throughout the story?
34. Is a director part of a story book
35. Usually celebrating a person, animal or object, an ode is often written without the constraints of formal structure or rhyme.
36. The outcome of the conflict in the story is the .....
37. The hints the author provides about what will happen later in the story is known as
38. Is classified into third person limited and third person omniscient.
39. It is a poem which consists of vertical first letters name of the topic while the horizontal words describe the topic.
40. What is plot in a short story?
41. A broken mirror can represent separation. This is an example of .....
42. ARABY:What does the narrator lose in this story?
43. What is the setting of the short story "The Flowers" ?
44. A fictional narrative which is significantly shorter than a novel
45. ARABY:What is the genre of the story?
46. How does the flashback scene affect the story, "The Sand Castle" ?
47. These are the "movers" of the story's plot.
48. Is the subject of the story
49. It is a type of conflict that involves man and himself
50. The bad guy is also known as the .....
51. What type of conflict is reflected in the example below?Harry Potter vs Lord Voldemort
52. This type of fiction involves the creative use of research to be able to transport readers to another time and place.
53. When Sam references King Herod, this is an example of which literary element?
54. A type of nonfiction that is the written account of another person's life
55. GB:past grievances can affect future actions
56. The genre of fiction that is a story that is made up, but could happen in real life.
57. A work of fiction that can be read in one sitting .....
58. Are the events that unfold after the climax.
59. The overall feeling(s) a story can evoke from the reader. This is used in fiction ONLY!
60. The character who works against the main character is known as the ..... . *
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