Characterization Posttest

1.) A protagonist is

• always the "good" character
• the central character
• the narrator of the story
• the first character introduced in the story

2.) An antagonist is

• always the "bad" character
• the character who opposes the protagonist
• the narrator of the story
• the first character introduced in the story

3.) Round characters

• narrate the story and maintain first-person point of view throughout
• aren't introduced in the exposition
• are multi-dimensional with true-to-life personalities
• are two-faced deceptive

4.) Flat characters

• are one-dimensional with simple, sometimes shallow, personalities
• are the protagonists
• are in the stories that are told from third-person omniscient point of view
• are introduced in the denoument

5.) Dynamic characters

• undergo a change in the story because of something that happens to them
• are characters who can play music
• undergo a change in the story because they are the antagonists
• do not change during a story and are the same in the end as they were in the beginning

6.) Static characters are

• undergo a change in the story because of something that happens to them
• are characters who can play music
• undergo a change in the story because they are antagonists
• do not change during a story and are the same in the end as they were in the beginning

7.) Characterization is the process by which

• an author tells the story from third-person limited omniscient point of view
• a character narrates the story in first-person point of view
• a character reaches the peak of tension in a story, called the climax
• an author develops a believable character with personality traits

8.) Direct characterization is where the author uses

• direct statements to develop a character
• direct point of view to make character static
• direct statements to change a protagonist into an antagonist
• direct conflict to influence the reader's ability to interpret the theme

9.) Indirect characterization is where the author uses

• indirect point of view to develop the character's personality
• a character's thoughts, words, and actions, appearance, and comments made by other characters to develop the character's personality
• a character's internal conflict to develop the tension between the protagonist and the antagonist
• flat characters to develop a particular character's personality

10A.) "Burt could wrap a bandage on a horse's leg so smoothly that if it had been the same color, you would think it was his skin." What do the narrator's comments about Burt tell you about Burt's character?

• He enjoys working with horses.
• He's good at bandaging up horses' legs.
• He wants to be a horse.
• He hurts the horses' skin when he wraps their legs.