Quiz #1

What are literary elements?

• Nonessential elements within a story

• The same thing as literary devices

• The building blocks of a story

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

If the narrator in a story uses "I/me/my" pronouns, the story is written in:

• First-person POV

• Second-person POV

• Third-person Limited POV

• Third-person Omniscient POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What part of a story's plot is defined as the "central struggle of the main character," and also gives the story tension?

• Introduction

• Conflict

• Climax

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The setting of a story includes these three elements primarily.

• Time, place, environment

• Who, what, and why

• Conflict, climax, and resolution

• None of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The story, Metamorphosis, is written by:

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Walt Whitman

• Franz Kafka

• Emily Dickinson

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Gregor Samsa is:

• Single and desperate for human connection

• A traveling salesman

• Working a job he doesn't like to repay his parents' debt

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How is Mr. Manager described in the story?

• Kind, patient, and considerate

• Fun-loving, flexible, and spontaneous

• Lazy, passive, introverted

• Inconsiderate, hard-working, bossy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What job did Gregor have before he became a traveling salesman?

HINT: a picture of him when he had this job is mentioned in the story.

• Baker

• Lawyer

• Lieutenant in the military

• Writer

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What describes the setting of Metamorphosis?

• Gregor's room, Gregor's small family home

• The bustling streets of Prague

• The Wild West

• The factory where Gregor works

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the relevance/importance of Gregor being a bug in this story?

You will need to write at LEAST one full sentence for this answer.

As long as your answer makes sense and shows you understand the story, it will be accepted.