This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Fiction > Fiction Short Story Literature – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Miss Strangeworth in "The Possibility of Evil" was largely motivated by A) Attempting to keep evil out of the world. B) Listening to what others were saying. C) Her roses and their appearence. D) Her favorite English teacher from high school who inspired her to write letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attempting to keep evil out of the world. 2. Who is the bad guy in the story or the one who opposes the protagonist? A) Villain. B) Count. C) Antagonist. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonist. 3. CLP:What tone is established throughout the story by the old waiter? A) Depressing. B) Amused. C) Ardent. D) Comic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depressing. 4. On My Honor is an example of ..... A) Science Fiction. B) Non Fiction. C) Fiction. D) Short Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fiction. 5. The good guy is also known as the ..... A) Antagonist. B) Minor Character. C) Protagonist. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protagonist. 6. (of information or experience) from the original source or personal experience; direct. A) First hand. B) Second hand. C) Third hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First hand. 7. The turning point of the story.The peak (the highest point) of the complications & after which a drastic change or reversal follows. A) Climax. B) Rising Action. C) Falling Action. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 8. Is a noticeable element, such as a type of event, device, reference, or formula, which occurs frequently in works of literature. A) Epiphany. B) Irony. C) Dialogue. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motif. 9. Authors use imagery and setting details to create the ..... of a story. A) Conflict. B) Theme. C) Mood. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 10. The stage in the plot where all of the little events or complications that lead to the peak of the story (Sometimes called COMPLICATIONS) A) Setting. B) Rising action. C) Resolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising action. 11. What is the climax of a story? A) The story's message. B) The story's highest point of action. C) The story's final sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The story's highest point of action. 12. "There Will Come Soft Rains" was told A) In chronological order. B) As a flashback to a previous era. C) In chronological order, but with a few flashbacks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In chronological order. 13. Which characterizes a graphic novel? A) It presents colorful image panels. B) Graphic novel combines letters and words. C) Graphic novel presents fewest words as possible. D) Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in the story. 14. When is the first day of CCs in January? A) January 4. B) January 7. C) January 14. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) January 7. 15. The time and place of the story. A) Plot. B) Characters. C) Theme. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 16. GB:Goodman Brown speculates that his experiences in the woods might be a(n A) Hallucination. B) Dream. C) Daydream. D) Episode of madness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dream. 17. Who is the antagonist in a story? A) The narrator. B) The character or characters working against the main character. C) The person or people in charge. D) The main character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The character or characters working against the main character. 18. How can we infer the townspeople feel about the kidnapping of "Red Chief" ? A) They are in disbelief that a kidnapping could happen in a small town like Summit. B) They are afraid that someone may have murdered Red Chief. C) They are worried and anxiously searching for Red Chief. D) They are afraid someone will bring Red Chief back home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are afraid someone will bring Red Chief back home. 19. A story's message or insight about life; a statement about a topic is the A) Conflict. B) Characters. C) Plot. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 20. A series of related events that make up the story is the ..... A) Plot. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. 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