Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who is the protagonist of "The Flowers" ?
2. In ..... a student needs to ask themselves questions about the plot, characters, setting and point-of view of a story to make sure they understand it.
3. A theme that is expressed directly by the author.
4. BB:what does fire represent in the story?
5. What was the overall style of the narrator, the mother, of Everyday Use?
6. By what date must ALL your second semester work be turned in?
7. The contrast between expectation and reality is called ..... ?
8. The ..... is the main character and is always involved in the conflict of a story.
9. When the POV is all knowing, it is?
10. What is the problem a character faces called?
11. A long work of fiction that explores characters in conflict
12. Narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of one character. Describing that character's feelings and thoughts.
13. C:What figurative language is used when Steinbeck writes that Elisa was crying "like an old woman" ?
14. Narrator knows everything in the story and can describe each character's thoughts and behaviors.
15. A synonym for narrative is
16. The ..... is the sequence of events that make up a story.
17. What type of literary work revolves around a single idea and is short enough to read in one setting?
18. The ..... the story is told from refers to who is telling the story.
19. The main idea, lesson or message of a story.
20. What does it prove when Multivac needs to hear "please" ?
21. CLP:What is the primary theme of the story?
22. This type may be a combination of different fiction forms like dystopian, science fiction, and fantasy, or any other combination. . Considered as a supergenre, writers of speculative fiction have limitless use of the possibilities beyond the human imagination
23. The events of a story have to take place in a certain time and place.
24. Often used in short stories, especially at the end. It is an experience of sudden and striking realization.
25. A theme is .....
26. Literature written in prose (language in ordinary, paragraph form) such as novels and short stories.
27. Why is a setting very important?
28. A character who changes as a result of the story's events is a ..... character.
29. A&P: "The whole store was like a pinball machine" is an example of what type of figurative language?
30. A ..... is a scene that interrupts the present action to describe an event that took place earlier.
31. ..... is the process of revealing a character's personality.
32. In which type of fiction story does ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare belong?
33. What is using clues and "reading between the lines" to figure out ideas that the author has not directly stated?
34. ..... is a tool writers use to recreate sensory experience for readers.
35. What is point of view?
36. CLP:What is the main contrast in the story?
37. In "The Perfect Gift, " the character of Franny told the story. Select the statement that best display her first person point of view.
38. It refers to imaginative literature usually consisting of a few hundred words.
39. What elements make up setting?
40. You can discover the main themes of the work through .....
41. ARABY:How does the author initially characterize Sammy?
42. When the audience knows that is going to happen, but the characters do not .....
43. The dramatic struggle between two forces
44. The ..... contains geographical location, weather, time and socio-economic conditions.
45. The conflict is what .....
46. The following elements contribute to the story's theme:*
47. A protagonist is .....
48. Fiction describes
49. What part of the plot structure reveals the final outcome of the story?
50. GFH:What does grandma's hat symbolize?
51. What type of conflict is this? Mac robs a bank and crosses the state line (border).
52. The way of speaking could indicate time and place of characters
53. RE:Why is the title "A Rose For Emily" ?
54. BB:What is the overall theme of the story?
55. A ..... comprises the events themselves but the ..... is how the writer organizes these incidents (events).
56. The part of the story where most of the action happens
57. To go somewhere unknown:
58. The main characters of "Seventh Grade" are:
59. Theme is defined as:
60. The POV in which the narrator is a character in the story is known as .....