This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Fiction > Fiction Short Story Literature – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. EU:What quote(s best displays how Wangero (Dee views her sister Maggie? A) "Maggie's brain is like elephants". B) "You ought to try to make something out of yourself, too, Maggi". C) "Maggie would put them on the bed and in five years they'd be rags.". D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 2. In "The Sandcastle" how do the grandchildren feel at first about visiting the sea? A) Excited. B) Nervous. C) Terrified. D) Disinterested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disinterested. 3. C:What genre is this story? A) Southern gothic. B) Science fiction. C) Autobiography. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Realistic fiction. 4. An author's attitude about the subject of the story is known as A) Theme. B) Mood. C) Tone. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 5. An extra hand in some watches and clocks that moves around to indicate the seconds. A) Third hand. B) First hand. C) Second Hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second Hand. 6. How many elements are there in a short story? A) 3. B) 5. C) 7. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 7. In which type of fiction story does THE LION AND THE MOUSE by Aesop belong? A) Fairytale. B) Fable. C) Fantasy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fable. 8. What is conflict in a story? A) The struggle that happens between the opposing sides in a story. B) Fights between only single characters. C) Arguments. D) Only something experienced by the antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The struggle that happens between the opposing sides in a story. 9. Prior knowledge is also known as A) Narrative. B) Schema. C) Setting. D) Author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schema. 10. When and where the story takes place is the ..... A) Characterization. B) Short story. C) Setting. D) Narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 11. The use of an image or an object to stand for something else A) Imagery. B) Symbolism. C) Theme. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 12. The story is told by a character within the work (either the main character or a secondary character) who uses the first person "I" . A) First person narration. B) Second person narration. C) Third person narration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person narration. 13. Is a narrative prose work of considerable length that talks about significant human experience. The beginnings date back to as early as the writing of "Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu A) Novel. B) Short Story. C) Legend. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Novel. 14. The "wrapping up" stage of the story A) Denouement. B) Falling action. C) Climax. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denouement. 15. ..... is where an object, person, or situation has an underlying meaning that is not to be taken literally A) Characterization. B) Symbolism. C) Motif. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 16. A round character is ..... A) A character that travels around the globe. B) A character that doesn't appear often in the story. C) A character that the reader knows alot about. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A character that the reader knows alot about. 17. What is the definition of opinion? A) A statement that can be proved by experts, looking up information in a book, etc. B) A personal belief or judgement that cannot be proven. C) An edible bulb with a pungent taste and smell, composed of several concentric layers, used in cooking. D) Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A personal belief or judgement that cannot be proven. 18. Which statement is true about a work of fiction in which the narrator is a character in the story? A) It is told in the first-person POV. B) The narrator knows what the other characters think. C) It is told in the third-person POV. D) The narrator knows what the other characters want. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is told in the first-person POV. 19. A type of nonfiction that has short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose A) Essay. B) Biography. C) Narrative Fiction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essay. 20. This means of sharing experiences, telling a story, or expressing feelings or ideas through the use of language in a particular way. A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Fiction. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesFiction Short Story Literature Quiz 1Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 2Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 3Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 4Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 5Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 6Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 7Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 8Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books