Plot Structure/Elements of a Story

The part of a short story that introduces the main characters, setting, and conflict is called the

• resolution    
• exposition 
• motivation
• theme

Which of the following is not one of the five parts of a plot?

• motivation
• exposition
• climax
• resolution

The part of a short story that comes directly after the climax is the...

• exposition
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

Which short story element names the problem that one or more characters face?

• resolution
• exposition
• theme
• conflict

In literature, which answer choice is the correct term for a struggle between a character and an outside force  such as nature or another character?

• internal conflict
• natural conflict
• intense conflict
• external conflict

What is meant by the term theme in a narrative?

• Theme is the central message of a story.
• Theme is the music that goes with the story.
• Theme is the setting and action of the story.
• Theme is the conclusion of the story.

What is a universal theme?

• a message about friendship
• a message about the author’s life
• a message that recurs in different cultures and time periods
• a message about the world that the author expresses

What is the climax of a short story?

• the moment when the conflict is resolved  
• the loose ends of the story are wrapped up
• the point at which the setting is introduced
  
• the point at which the main character appears
  

Which of the following best defines the concept of irony?

• Irony is a comparison between two or more things that are similar.
  
• Irony is a figure of speech in which like or as is used to compare two ideas.
  
• Irony is figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
  
• Irony is the opposite of what the reader expects to happen.
  

What is the conflict in "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto?

• The girls in Victor's school are mean.
  
• Victor has been suspended from school.
• Victor doesn't like French.
  
• Victor pretends to speak French to impress a girl.