LA7 Final Exam Review

What is a Short Story?

• A story that has a moral.

• A narrative presenting characters in a struggle or complication which has a definite outcome

• A story that is not longer than 3 pages in length.

• A long story.

What is a Narrative?

• A story that makes you think.

• A story that has a happy ending.

• A work that is short in length.

• A work that tells a story.

Which is NOT a characteristic of a short story?

• Usually centers around one incident, situation or character.

• Can be read in one sitting.

• It is a work of fiction that elaborates many conflicts.

• Has a conflict situation with a definite outcome that is real, credible and believable. 

True or False - a short story typically has a few characters and a single main character.

• True

• False

Every story needs...

• a beginning, a middle and an end.

• a happy ending.

• unicorns and fairies.

• dragons.

What is setting?

• The environment in which the story takes place.

• How the characters interact with each other.

• Why the story takes place.

• The mood of the story.

How can the setting of a story be revealed?

• By the furniture described.

• By the technology mentioned.

• By the clothing worn by the characters.

• All of the above.

What is the function of the setting?

• Create mood or atmosphere

• Show a reader a different way of life

• to symbolize an idea

• all of the above

What are characters?

• cartoons

• people, animals or things in a story

• people who annoy you

• princesses walking around Disney World.

What is the difference between flat and round characters?

• Flat characters have 1 or 2 traits and round characters are complex

• Flat characters die in stories and round characters live.

• Flat characters are the villains and round characters are the heroes.

• Flat characters face only one obstacle and round characters face many.