AP Lit Short Fiction 1

Define the term 'character' in the context of short fiction.

• A person, animal, or entity with distinct attributes.
• A series of events that affect the plot.
• The way the narrator describes events.
• A conflict that drives the narrative.

List the three primary methods authors use to reveal characters.

• Dialogue, description, and direct actions.
• Dialogue, description, and indirect actions.
• Dialogue, actions, and thoughts.
• Dialogue, actions, and behaviors.

Identify the components of a typical plot structure.

• Exposition, climax, resolution.
• Rising action, falling action, climax.
• Conflict, climax, resolution.
• Exposition, rising action, resolution.

Recall an example of first-person narration from a piece of literature.

• The Catcher in the Rye.
• The Great Gatsby.
• The Tell-Tale Heart.
• To Build a Fire.

Summarize how setting can influence characters and events in 'The Yellow Wallpaper.'

• Setting confines character actions.
• Setting mirrors character emotions.
• Setting enhances the story's mood.
• Setting restricts the plot’s direction.

Compare and contrast first-person and third-person limited narration using examples.

• First-person gives insight; third-person limits to one character.
• First-person gives insight; third-person sees multiple characters.
• Third-person gives insight; first-person limits to one character.
• First-person sees multiple characters; third-person limits to one character.

Classify the following elements as character, setting, or plot: protagonist, time period, climax.

• Protagonist, climax, plot.
• Time period, setting, plot.
• Protagonist, setting, plot.
• Protagonist, time period, plot.

Estimate how the narrator’s background in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' affects her perspective.

• Her isolation drives her perspective.
• Her experiences drive her perspective.
• Her upbringing drives her perspective.
• Her writing drives her perspective.

Investigate how the setting in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' affects the narrator's decisions.

• Setting confines the narrator's actions.
• Setting mirrors the narrator's emotions.
• Setting enhances the narrator's decisions.
• Setting distracts the narrator's choices.

Formulate an argument about the significance of dialogue in 'The Yellow Wallpaper.'

• Dialogue reveals character background.
• Dialogue reveals internal thoughts.
• Dialogue reveals hidden motives.
• Dialogue reveals lack of awareness.