The Short Story

A short story is different from a novel in which area:

• length
• complexity
• characterization
• plot

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Who is considered the “father of the short story”?

• Mark Twain
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Walt Whitman
• Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Poe wanted the short story to create 

• tension
• mystery
• a single effect
• fear

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What is the best way to comprehend a short story?

• Do a close reading.
• Read it twice.
• Watch the movie.
• Give up.

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A short story is more challenging to comprehend because

• it is short.
• every detail is significant.
• the author isn’t clear.
• it has a clear rhyme scheme.

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One of the following is not usually significant in a short story:

• climax
• rhyme
• characterization
• theme

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A round character is described as being

• well developed
• robust
• changing
• obese

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A static character is 

• always in the background.
• never changing.
• the protagonist.
• shocking.

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Characterization in a short story is usually in the area of

• appearance
• personality
• psychology
• all of these

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One benefit of using symbols is

• to relate the point to something the reader recognizes
• to show talent in writing symbols
• they are descriptive
• they make loud, clanging noises

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