Conflict and Tension

What is conflict in fiction?

• The location and time of a story

• The reasons a character takes action

• The important events that take place

• The story's main struggle or problem

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Which is the best example of a conflict?

• A character has many interesting qualities.

• A character wants something but can't get it.

• A character lives in a large and busy town.

• A character reaches an important goal.

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What is tension in fiction?

• An unresolved conflict that makes the reader want to keep reading

• A resolved conflict that gives the reader a feeling of satisfaction

• A hint in the story about how the conflict might be resolved

• A conflict that will never change and cannot be resolved

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Which is an example of how a character's decision-making process might create tension?

• The decision the character makes is not surprising to the reader.

• The decision has consequences that are unimportant to the character.

• The decision is one that the character has made many times.

• The decision is difficult for the character because it involves risks.

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What is foreshadowing?

• The first scene of the story, which explains the conflict

• Using specific details to show the setting of the story

• Hints about what might happen later in a story

• Answers to the main questions raised in the story

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Which is the best example of foreshadowing?

• A character experiences an important change during the course of the story.

• A character expresses admiration and respect for a particular person.

• A character sees something strange that later turns out to be important.

• A character finds out who has been causing all of his problems.

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Which is the most likely effect of an ending that was not foreshadowed at all?

• The reader may feel frustrated or confused.

• The reader will feel satisfied and interested.

• The reader may think the ending is too obvious.

• The reader will know the ending before it happens.

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