Short Story Test Review

The climax of a story occurs when

• the story begins.

• the most exciting part of the story happens.

• the conflict is resolved.

• the tension and suspense are built.

Dramatic irony occurs when

• the audience is aware of something the characters in the story are not aware of.

• the speaker says one thing but means another.

• the opposite happens from what the reader expects.

• the character is not involved in telling the story.

A short story is defined as

• the most exciting part of a story.

• the main idea or central thought.

• a fictional, narrative peice of prose.

• a nonfiction narrative.

The inciting incident in a short story occurs when

• the conflict is introduced.

• the conflict is resolved.

• the story begins.

• the story ends.

The exposition in a short story occurs when

• the conflict is resolved.

• the story begins.

• the conflict is introduced.

• the most exciting part of the story happens.

The protagonist in the story is

• not involved in the story.

• the enemy in the story.

• the hero/main character of the story.

• telling the story.

Verbal irony occurs when

• the conflict is completely resolved.

• the opposite happens from what the reader expects.

• the conflict is introduced.

• the speaker says one thing but means the opposite.

The falling action of a short story occurs when

• the conflict is introduced.

• the story begins.

• the conflict begins to resolve.

• the tension and suspense are built.

The antagonist of the story is

• the enemy in the story.

• the conflict of the story.

• the hero or main character of the story.

• a hint about what may occur in the story.

Third-Person Omniscient point of view is when a story is told

• from a character that is involved in the story.

• by the antagonist.

• by a character with limited knowledge.

• by an all-knowing narrator not involved in the story.