Short Stories Review

Which of the following characters began hunting people for the love of the sport?

• Rainsford

• James (Jim) Dillingham Young

• General Zaroff

• Mr. Summers

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Which of the following is not an element of plot sequence?

• diction

• falling action

• rising action

• resolution

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The _____ is a key scene in a story, a tense moment when the emotional involvement is highest, and the time the reader realizes the outcome.

• exposition

• anticlimax

• conclusion

• climax

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Which of the following statements does not describe direct characterization?

• Direct characterization is straightforward.

• Direct characterization uses one character to tell the audience about another character's traits.

• Direct characterization occurs when a character describes their own traits to the reader.

• Direct characterization is a subtle way to introduce a character's traits to the reader.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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What is the term for the psychological conflict characters experience when they must challenge themselves?

• an internal conflict

• a mental conflict

• a head versus heart conflict

• an external conflict

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What encompasses some type of struggle or disagreement between two opposing forces?

• conflict

• plot

• characterization

• setting

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What happens in the climax, or crisis, of a short story?

• This is the highest point of tension in a story.

• This is where the scene is set for the story.

• The conflict is introduced.

• This is the ultimate outcome of the story.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing in the most dangerous game?

• After Rainsford kills Zaroff and he says Zaroff's bed is comfortable

• "'Nerve, nerve, nerve!' he panted"(19).

• Rainsford says who cares how a jaguar feels

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Who is the protagonist in the most dangerous game?

• Zaroff

• Rainsford

• Ivan

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Why are they the protagonist?

• B/c we want them to succeed, they are the main character, the story follows them, they have a goal

• B/c they win in the end

• B/c they have an internal conflict with themselves

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