Huey_ Unreliable Narrator

What is an unreliable narrator?

• A narrator who accurately tells the events of a story

• A narrator in the story who does not tell the events of the story accurately

• A narrator who tells how every character feels in a story

• A narrator who only explains one thing.

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An unreliable narrator is usually told from

• Second person point of view

• Third person point of view

• First person point of view

• Any point of view

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An unreliable narrator can be all the following EXCEPT

• Incapable of telling the truth due to mental capabilities

• Under the influence of a substance

• Distorted due to mental disorders

• Extremely trustworthy

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Which character would be the most reliable?

• Your best friend who has never lied to you

• A man who you've met several times before, but have also caught in a lie

• An intoxicated woman

• A mentally unstable person refusing help

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What is the meaning of point of view?

• Point of view describes when and where a story takes place.

• Point of view describes the conflict in the story.

• Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told or who is telling the story

• Point of view describes the turning point of the story.

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The narrator is the...

• person telling the story

• main character in the story

• enemy of the main character

• person listening to the story

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A narrator who perceives and/or presents the events of a story in a way that is skewed or disconnected from the real world (as portrayed in the story) is...

• unreliable

• reliable

• insane

• ironic

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Check all that apply.

What are some signs of an unreliable narrator?

• speaks about himself in the third person

• acts normally and does not raise suspicion

• withholds information

• claims he is not crazy

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The uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story is called...

• suspense

• metaphor

• setting

• mood

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A reader should always believe what a narrator tells them.

• True

• False

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