Semester Review

Which of the following most clearly describes conflict?

• turning point

• ending

• a problem or struggle

• the message an author wants to convey

Direct Characterization is

• When the author tells explicit details about the character

• When the author gives hints about the character

Indirect Characterization is

• when an author tells explicitly about a character

• When the author gives hints about the character

Aside from location, what other aspects of a story’s setting are important?

• the time period, but not the days, months, or seasons

• the natural elements, including the weather, and the author's voice

• the cultural values, including the beliefs, attitudes, actions, and values of the characters

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  the public as well as the private lives of the characters

What is the significance of the theme in a story?

• It provides the setting and background for the story.

• It is the central idea or message that the author wants to convey.

• It describes the physical appearance of the characters.

• It outlines the sequence of events in the story.

Which of the following best describes a protagonist?

• The main character who faces the central conflict.

• A character who opposes the main character.

• A character who provides comic relief.

• A character who narrates the story.

What is the role of foreshadowing in a narrative?

• To provide background information about the characters.

• To hint at events that will occur later in the story.

• To describe the setting in detail.

• To introduce the main conflict of the story.

First person point of view uses

• we, us, me, mine

• I, me, mine, my

• his, yours, theirs

• they, you, us

In first person point of view, the narrator is

• not a character in the story

• a character in the story

What is the inciting incident (the main conflict that happens first)

• When Kira came to MBA

• When Dr. Holtz died

• When Dash arrived on MBA