Plot & A Retrieved Reformation

The moment Jimmy Valentine must choose between saving Agatha or saving his own reputation is best described as the _______________ of the story “A Retrieved Reformation.”

• rising action

• resolution

• climax

• setting

Which of the prison warden’s words to Jimmy provide a clue to the surprise ending of “A Retrieved Reformation”?

• He says Jimmy is an "innocent" victim.

• He says Jimmy is "not a bad fellow at heart."

• He praises Jimmy for having friends in "high-toned society."

In "A Retrieved Reformation," the reader knows that Jimmy Valentine’s briefcase contains safe-cracking tools when he tells Annabel that it holds old shoe horns.  What literary element is this?

• dramatic irony

• theme

• plot

• setting

Which of the following situations is NOT a sign of Jimmy Valentine's changed life in “A Retrieved Reformation¨?

• Jimmy’s shoe store is flourishing.

• Jimmy is engaged to Annabel Adams.

• Jimmy has kept his suitcase of burglary tools.

The most important internal conflict Jimmy Valentine (the safe-cracker) faces in “A Retrieved Reformation” is when…

• he meets Annabel Adams

• he fears being caught by Ben Price

• he must choose to save Agatha or save himself

• he has to tell a friend he is giving up his career of bank robbing

What is the beginning or first part of a story called? 

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

• exposition

What is the most exciting or intense part of the story called?

• rising action

• resolution

• climax

• exposition

What is the part of the story where the action shifts towards a resolution? 

• conflict

• exposition

• falling action

• rising action

What is the part of the story where things begin to get more exciting, and conflict builds? 

• falling action

• exposition

• conflict

• rising action

What is the part of the story where loose ends are tied up? 

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• conflict