Elements of Fiction Review Part 1

The opposing character or force to the main character

• protagonist
• antagonist
• plankton
• villian

Which part of the plot
introduces the characters?

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action

Which of these is an
internal conflict?

• character vs. character
• character vs. self
• character vs. society
• character vs. nature

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization (the author tells us)?

• He tapped his foot anxiously.
• "I wouldn't  trust that man," said Ma.
• Frank was a shy, quiet person.

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization (the author shows us through actions, words, thoughts)?

• Marcia was a good listener and wonderful friend.
• Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test and she tugged her hair anxiously. 
• Marcia was a nervous person.

A character that, has few traits and is NOT developed...

• the antagonist
• the protagonist
• round
• flat

What type of character stays the same internally throughout the story?

• Round 
• Flat
• Static
• Dynamic

Put the following parts of the plot diagram in order from first to last.

• climax

• rising action

• exposition

• falling action

• resolution

The (a)   is events in a story; where as the​ (b)   is when & where a story occurs.

• plot
• setting

Most main characters in stories are __ because they undergo a major change throughout the course of the plot.

• static

• dynamic