Unit 2 Quizziz

Describing a character’s fancy style of dress is an example of revealing character through —

• setting
• appearance
• speech
• contrast

Characters reveal themselves most vividly through their —

• actions
• names
• ages
• places of birth

By using indirect characterization, writers —

• directly describe a character’s personality
• provide little information about characters
• prevent readers from forming their own opinions about characters
• show, rather than tell, readers what a character is like

Characters with internal conflicts —

• struggle with opposing desires or emotions
• are incapable of taking action
• do not clash with other people
• face threats from their family or community

When writers convey the reasons for a character’s actions, they are describing the character’s —

• outcome
• autobiography
• motivation
• Exposition

Which of the following statements about theme is false?

• The theme of a story is a central idea, or insight, about life.
• The title of a story may provide a clue to the story’s theme.
• The term theme refers to the subject of a story.
• Writers may convey a story’s theme through what a character learns.

The theme of a literary work —

• is always unique
• may recur in literature from different cultures and historical periods
• is not subject to interpretation
• is usually stated in the opening of the work

Writers reveal the motivation of their characters to —

• explain the characters’ backgrounds
• resolve conflicts in stories
• convey the reasons for the characters’ actions
• create universal characters
• praises a person

When you make an inference, you —

• make a judgment or form an opinion based on evidence
• make a prediction, or an educated guess
• present an opposing view
• support an argument

What is a word’s denotation?

• The word’s dictionary definition

• The history and origin of the word

• The way in which a writer uses the word

• The emotions associated with the word