"Way Up to Heaven": Plot, Characterization,Symbols, Theme

What is a character?

• Person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.
• A diagram that represents what occurs in a story
• The moral or theme of a tale.
• The person who writes the story.

Who is the protagonist? 

• The main character in a literary work
• The character that creates conflict for the main character in a literary work
• A character that changes drastically throughout a story
• The person who writes the story

What is a "dynamic" character?

• The main character of a story.

• A character with very few traits.

• A character that stays the same throughout a story.

• A character who changes in a story.

Who is the protagonist in "Way Up To Heaven'?

• Mr Foster

• Butler

• Cab driver

• Mrs Foster

Which of the following is an example of "revealing action?"

• "Mrs Foster, in an old-fashioned coat and hat, stood by the door."

• "I think you will have plenty of time," said the butler.

• "As the door opened, Mr. Foster came into the hall."

• "Mrs Foster jumped out of the car and hurried through the entrance, pushing her way to the counter."

What is external conflict?

• Exists when a character struggles against some outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate.
• Exists when the character struggles with problems inside his/her mind.
• Exists when a character deals with a problem while outside of a building.
• When the story has no ending.

What is the external conflict in 'Way up To Heaven'

• Mrs Foster loves her grandchildren dearly and displays their pictures around her home.

• Mrs Foster getting unhappy with the cab driver on the way to the airport, urging him to go faster.

• Mrs Foster writing to her husband weekly from Paris.

• Mrs Foster and Mrs Foster's little arguments that lead to her not helping him when she suspects he is stuck.

A character with many traits, both positive and negative.

• Flat

• Round

• Static

• Dynamic

“Mr Foster may possibly have had a right to be annoyed by this silliness of his wife’s, but he could have had no excuse for increasing her anxiety by keeping her waiting unnecessarily.”

What character trait would be the most appropriate for this evidence?

• Punctual (always on time)

• Uncaring

• Responsible

• Loving

"All her life, Mrs Foster had had such a strong fear of missing a train, a plane, a boat, or even the start of a play that her fear was almost an illness. In other respects, she was not a particularly nervous woman."

This is evidence of which trait?

• Calm

• Neatness

• Anxiety

• Cruelty