Children's Literature: Plot, Characterization, and Point of View

What is the primary purpose of fiction?

• To entertain

• To teach

• To inform

• To persuade

Which part of a narrative introduces the protagonists and setting?

• Exposition

• Complication

• Climax

• Resolution/Denouement

What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?

• Direct characterization is more difficult to achieve than indirect characterization

• Direct characterization reveals character through thoughts, actions, and speech

• Indirect characterization is when a character is revealed through his thoughts, actions, speech, what other characters say about him, etc.

• Indirect characterization is revealed by the narrator

What type of character has several character traits and undergoes change over the course of the story?

• Round character

• Flat character

• Static character

• Dynamic character

What are the six main types of conflict?

• Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Society, Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. Technology

• Person vs. Self, Person vs. Society, Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. Technology, Person vs. Animal, Person vs. Object

• Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature, Person vs. Society, Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. Technology, Person vs. Animal

• Person vs. Self, Person vs. Nature, Person vs. Society, Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. Technology, Person vs. Animal

What is the difference between tone and mood?

• Tone is the author's attitude about the subject, while mood is the feeling created for the reader by word choice and imagery.

• Tone is the feeling created for the reader by word choice and imagery, while mood is the author's attitude about the subject.

• Tone and mood are the same thing.

• Tone and mood are unrelated to each other.

What is a theme of a story?

• The message the author is trying to convey to the reader.

• The mood the author is creating.

• Usually just one word that summarizes the story.

• The main idea of the story.

What are the three parts to an exposition?

• introduces character, setting, and climax

• introduces characters, plot, and resolution

• Introduces character, setting, and conflict

• Introduces setting, sensory details, and conflict

The turning point in the story. It is usually the most exciting part in the story and the part that makes the reader want to keep reading.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

In which point of view is this written?

Sally and I went to the grocery store. We bought salad and bread. I thought that was a boring dinner, but Sally liked it.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omnicient