Define and Analyze Fictional Text

Which of the following is a work of fiction that contains over 50,000 words or 120 pages and typically has more than one plot or story line and many well-developed characters?

• Novel

• Novella

• Short Story

• Nonfiction Work

Which of the following contains between 1,000 and 20,000 words, typically runs no more than 25 or 30 pages, and usually focuses on one major plot or story line and a few characters?

• Nonfiction Work

• Novel

• Novella

• Short Story

A work of fiction is ____.

• A book of information like an algebra text or history book

• Typically a true story

• Created in the imagination of its author

• A story featuring real people and events

Which of the following tends to run about 20,000 to 50,000 words, usually between 60 and 120 pages, and to have a more complex plot or story line and more characters?

• Nonfiction Work

• Novel

• Novella

• Short Story

Which of the following is labeled as 'serious fiction' and focuses on literary merit?

• Literary fiction

• Short Stories

• Novellas

• Genre Fiction

All of the following are components of setting except:

• place

• social environment

• conflict

• time

Setting can be defined as:

• the characters in a story

• the conflict in a story

• the events of a story

• the context in which a story takes place

The social environment can be defined as:

• the time during which the story takes place

• the location where a story takes place

• the political and cultural conditions of a story

• none of these answers

In literature, the events that occur in a story are known as:

• characters

• atmosphere

• plot

• setting

In direct characterization, ____.

• The author sets up a conflict between a protagonist and an antagonist

• The author simply tells the reader about a character's traits

• The author shows the characters in action and invites readers to discover their traits through their words and choices

• The author does not develop the character much at all