Examining Elements of Fiction exam practice

What is the TONE of the following lines?

"The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room."

• a. Eerie

• b. Sarcastic

• c. Passionate

• d. Humorous

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Characters who are not well developed & sometimes stereotyped.

• a. flat character

• b. round character

• c. static character

• d. dynamic character

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The character who acts as an obstacle to prevent the main character from achieving his/her

goal.

• a. antagonist

• b. protagonist

• c. flat character

• d. round character

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Which tone is represented in the following lines?

"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"

• a. Calm

• b. Annoyed

• c. Scary

• d. Excited

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If you're writing in a genre that's in any way controversial, such as steamy romance or political writing, it may be easier to use this on your work. This keeps your privacy intact, while allowing you to publish the work that you want to do.

• a. tone

• b. subplot

• c. pseudonym

• d. imagery

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Uses the pronouns they, them, their

• a. 1st person p.o.v.

• b. 2nd person p.ov.

• c. 3r person p.o.v.

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Characters that have many traits or aspects to their personality

• a. flat character

• b. round character

• c. static character

• d. dynamic character

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A device in literature where an object represents an idea

• a. point of view

• b. symbolism

• c. theme

• d. archetype

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This point of view is used in autobiographies, a job interview, when ordering food, and in

personal narrative or memoirs.

• a. 1st person p.o.v

• b. 2nd person p.o.v.

• c. 3rd person limited

• d. 3rd person omniscient

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This point of view is usually used in recipes, in instruction manuals, in letters, and in persuasive writings.

• a. 1st person p.o.v

• b. 2nd person p.o.v.

• c. 3rd person limited

• d. 3rd person omniscient

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