Fiction and Short Story Quiz

What is the definition of plot in a story?

• The struggle between two or more forces that must be resolved by the end of the narrative

• The sequence of events that ties the beginning of a story to its end

• The central message of a literary work

• The distinctive use of language that conveys the author's or narrator's personality to the reader

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the purpose of conflict in a story?

• To describe physical appearance, thoughts, spoken words, and actions of characters

• To reveal the personality of each character through characterization

• To provide concrete aspects such as location, weather, and time of year

• To create a struggle between two or more forces that must be resolved

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the setting of a story include?

• The distinctive use of language that conveys the author's or narrator's personality to the reader

• The ideas, customs, values, and beliefs of a particular time and place

• The people, animals, and other individuals in a story

• The central message of a literary work

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does an author reveal the personality of a character?

• By describing physical appearance, thoughts, spoken words, and actions

• By providing concrete aspects such as location, weather, and time of year

• By knowing the thoughts of all characters

• By using diction and tone in their writing

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the narrator's relationship to the story in third-person limited point of view?

• The narrator is a character in the story

• The narrator is outside the story

• The narrator can only tell the thoughts of one character

• The narrator knows the thoughts of all characters

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the narrator's relationship to the story in first-person point of view?

• The narrator is a character in the story

• The narrator is outside the story

• The narrator can only tell the thoughts of one character

• The narrator knows the thoughts of all characters

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the role of a protagonist in a story?

• The protagonist is the main character who drives the plot forward

• The protagonist is the character who opposes the main character

• The protagonist is the character who narrates the story

• The protagonist is the character who provides comic relief

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the purpose of a narrative's climax?

• The climax is the point of highest tension in a narrative

• The climax is the point where the narrative ends

• The climax is the point where the narrative begins

• The climax is the point where the main character is introduced

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the role of setting in a story?

• To provide a backdrop for the story

• To reveal the personality of each character

• To create a struggle between two or more forces

• To describe physical appearance, thoughts, spoken words, and actions of characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does a writer use foreshadowing in a story?

• By providing concrete aspects such as location, weather, and time of year

• By hinting at future events in the story

• By describing physical appearance, thoughts, spoken words, and actions of characters

• By revealing the personality of each character

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5