Story Elements Review

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What is the beginning of a story called? Options: resolution, exposition, conflict, climax

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exposition

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What is a setting?

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The time and place where a story takes place.

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What do you call the event that introduces the conflict in a story?

Back

initiating event

Front

What part of a story is the turning point or big event? Options: climax, resolution, conflict, exposition

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climax

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What type of conflict is: "A computer virus shuts down the internet across the country"? Options: individual vs. individual, individual vs. supernatural, individual vs. self, individual vs. technology

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individual vs. technology

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What type of conflict is described by: "A small group of outlaws decide to take down the government"? Options: Individual vs. Society, Individual vs. Technology, Individual vs. Nature, Individual vs. Individual

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Individual vs. Society

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What type of conflict is: "Roger feels guilty for taking money from his sister's purse"? Options: Individual vs. Supernatural, Individual vs. Nature, Individual vs. Self, Individual vs. Technology

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Individual vs. Self

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What is the end of a story called? Options: climax, exposition, resolution, falling action

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resolution

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Which of these is an example of a theme? Options: It was a dark and stormy night., Friends are the family you choose for yourself., And they lived happily ever after., Jack and Jill climbed the hill, but then they fell back to the bottom.

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Friends are the family you choose for yourself.

Front

What is the best summary of the novel Holes?

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Stanley is wrongfully sent to a work camp, where he makes friends, grows stronger, and breaks his family's curse.