Short Story Final Exam Review

Q. 

Which element of plot introduces the characters and the setting of the story?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

 

A _______ is a struggle that a character has to work through or solve.

• Climax

• Solution

• Conflict

• Sequence

The exposition...

• Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is

• Introduces the reader to the characters and setting

• Is the part of the story where a character changes

• Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved

The rising action of the plot...

• show how the problem is resolved.

• is the series of events that help the reader understand the conflict.

• is the theme.

• show a change in the main character.

The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict

• The resolution

• The climax

• the introduction

• The theme

The problem in a story is the...

• Theme

• Climax

• Protagonist

• Conflict

 The mood of a passage, book, or song is...

• The author's attitude

• how you feel after reading or listening

The theme is...

• the main idea

• what you the reader or what the characters learned 

• a summary

What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along.

• The climax in a story.

• A struggle between two opposing forces.

• Part of the resolution.

 What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

• A hero in a story that saves many lives.

• An issue that a character faces within him/her self.

• A problem that a character has with other characters.

• A struggle between a character and a family member.