Short Stories Quiz Bank

The literary term for giving clues about what will happen is called

• hints

• setting

• introduction

• foreshadowing

When a story has irony, (choose all that apply)

• we know something the characters don’t

• the opposite of what we expect happens

• the opposite of what a character says is what s/he means

• none of these

All of the following are types of irony except:

• situational

• locational 

• dramatic

• verbal

Another word for verbal irony is

• sarcasm

• stretching the truth

• lying

• humor

The theme is the same as the subject or topic

• True

• False

Dramatic Irony is when

• the opposite of what we expect to happen happens

• the speaker says the opposite of what s/he means

• the audience knows something the character does not

• none of these

The theme is the same as the plot of the story

• true

• false

The idea of the story is the theme

• true

• false

The theme is the message behind the plot in the story

• true

• false

The theme is usually stated in the story.

• true

• false