Mystery Narrative Features Revision

The place, time period, and duration of a story is called-

• setting
• plot
• characters
• theme

The crucial decision or turning point in a story is called-

• exposition
• climax
• resolution
• rising action

Evidence is...

• A witness, statement, or object that is used as proof in a crime
• A secret
• A private investigator 
• Sherlock Holmes's assistant

Another name for the end of the story is

• resolution
• rising action
• falling action
• exposition

The problem in a story is the...

• theme
• resolution
• climax
• conflict

Which part of the narrative structure serves to move the plot forward?

• The resolution

• The climax

• The falling action

• The rising action

What is the definition of plot?

• The lesson in the story
• The sequence of events in the story
• The turning point of the story
• The conflict in the story

This is a crucial FEATURE of a mystery story.

• setting

• suspense

• historical characters

When an author uses this form of suspense, he leaves his readers hanging and wanting to know more.

• foreshadowing

• red herring

• cliff hanger

Breakthrough

• an alibi
• The setting of a crime
• a discovery that helps solve a crime
• The plot