Front Desk literary terms quiz review

Who is a dynamic character?

• Mr. Yao

• Mia

• Jason

Who is a static character?

• Mr. Yao

• Mia

• Jason

What is the setting?

• Florida, 1980's

• California, 1990's

• Virginia, present day

Mia is what type of narrator?

• first-person: uses the pronoun "I" to tell the story

• third-person: uses the pronoun "she" to tell the story

"The front desk was my chocolate notebook and I was not letting it go" is an example of:

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

"My throat felt like sand" is an example of:

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

"guilt cut into me" is an example of:

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

What is indirect characterization?

• the author tells you explicitly about a character's personality or appearance

• a character's personality or appearance is inferred from the character's actions, speech, or other hints or clues

What is a theme?

• the author's topic of her book

• the author's message or meaning about life to her audience

Introductions of characters, setting, and conflict

• resolution

• rising action

• exposition