Types of Characters

A flat character can also be called a two-dimensional character.

• True

• False

A protagonist is more likely to be a sympathetic character than an antagonist.

• True

• False

A character who maintains the same attitudes for a duration of the story is a dynamic character.

• True

• False

Minor characters are crucial to plot development.

• True

• False

Joanna is an astronaut who has been sent to rescue several people from a spaceship that has broken down just outside of Earth's orbit. She faces many challenges and has a limited amount of time. Joanna is the...

• antagonist

• protagonist

• flat character

• static character

At the beginning of the story, Tina wants to quit her dance team because another girl made a mean comment about her dancing. At the end of the story, Tina is the captain of the dance team and goes out of her way to make everyone feel like they belong. Tina is...

• static

• round

• flat

• dynamic

At the protagonist's school, there is a greeter named Mrs. Robinson. The protagonist says hello to her every morning but doesn't interact with her otherwise. Mrs. Robinson is...

• a minor character

• a sympathetic character

• the antagonist

• a dynamic character

Readers learn that the protagonist, Maria, is fourteen years old. She has recently moved to town, and misses her friends. She likes her older sister a lot, but doesn't like her little brother all of the time. She worries that her teeth are crooked and that she has a difficult time reading. When she grows up, she wants to be a television writer. Maria is likely a ....

• flat character

• static character

• dynamic character

• round character

In the story, Thomas is the protagonist's next door neighbor. Thomas is about fourteen, and he thinks the protagonist is a nice kid. Other than that, the reader does not know that much about him. Thomas is most likely...

• dynamic character

• static character

• flat character

• round character

Kathy has missed her bus and must find a way to get home before her little sister so that she can get into the house. Kathy is most likely the ...

• antagonist

• protagonist

• flat character

• static character