Genre: Coming of Age/Bildungsroman

Bildungsroman is commonly referred to as a "Coming of Age" story.

• This is true.

• This is false.

"Coming of Age" is a genre of literature what focuses on what types of development?

• Emotional, Physical, Spiritual, Moral

• Emotionless, Psychological, Spiritual, Moral

• Moral, Spiritual, Psychological, Emotional

• Several types...

Technically speaking, there is no difference between bildungsroman and coming of age.

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• This is false.

In a coming of age story: the exposition or beginning of the story involves:

• Seeing the character as different or changed.

• Seeing the character make tough choices or decisions

• the character encountering a challenge or problem

• The character is introduced as youthful and immature

In a coming of age story the resolution or ending features:

• the character making tough choices or decisions

• The character is seen as different or changed.

• The character struggles to overcome a challenge or problem

How many coming of age shifts are there?

• 5

• 3

• 6

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Please select the coming of age shifts from below ( YOU CAN CHOOSE more than 1)

• Naïveté to a state of knowledge

• inexperience to a state of experience

• uneducated to educated

• immaturity to a state of making mature responses and decisions

Please select the types of growth in coming of age (YOU CAN CHOOSE MORE THAN 1):

• Character may lose innocence

• Character may struggle with knowledge that the adult world is complex

• Character will document their feelings in a diary

A character's growth can be shown by: clashes between what he/she wants and rules of society.

• This is true

• This is false

The character's growth can be shown through all of the following EXCEPT:

• Trying to establish his/her own rules

• The character trying to become an active participant in the world

• The character trying to find their identity through social media