Fiction Short Story Literature Quiz 9 (20 MCQs)

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1. You can discover the main themes of the work through .....

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

2. ARABY:How does the author initially characterize Sammy?

Correct Answer: C) Joyce makes him seem like a creep watching the girls.

3. When the audience knows that is going to happen, but the characters do not .....

Correct Answer: C) Dramatic Irony.

4. The dramatic struggle between two forces

Correct Answer: B) Conflict.

5. The ..... contains geographical location, weather, time and socio-economic conditions.

Correct Answer: C) Setting.

6. The conflict is what .....

Correct Answer: C) Sets the story in motion.

7. The following elements contribute to the story's theme:*

Correct Answer: C) All of the above.

8. A protagonist is .....

Correct Answer: B) The main character of the story.

9. Fiction describes

Correct Answer: A) Stories about events and people, typically short stories and novels.

10. What part of the plot structure reveals the final outcome of the story?

Correct Answer: A) Resolution.

11. GFH:What does grandma's hat symbolize?

Correct Answer: D) Lady-likeness.

12. What type of conflict is this? Mac robs a bank and crosses the state line (border).

Correct Answer: C) Person vs society.

13. The way of speaking could indicate time and place of characters

Correct Answer: B) Dialect.

14. RE:Why is the title "A Rose For Emily" ?

Correct Answer: A) Narrator is sympathetic towards Emily.

15. BB:What is the overall theme of the story?

Correct Answer: C) Searching for internal peace.

16. A ..... comprises the events themselves but the ..... is how the writer organizes these incidents (events).

Correct Answer: A) Story, plot.

17. The part of the story where most of the action happens

Correct Answer: C) Rising action.

18. To go somewhere unknown:

Correct Answer: C) Foray.

19. The main characters of "Seventh Grade" are:

Correct Answer: C) Victor and Teresa.

20. Theme is defined as:

Correct Answer: B) Life lesson; moral of a story.