Novel elements

True or false?

Besides the workers, Maniac was the only one who attended Grayson's funeral.

• true

• false

In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, what is the climax?

• When Bruno moves to Out-with

• When, (spoiler alert) Bruno dies

• when bruno goes under the fence

• When Father is arrested

_______: the plan of action of a play, story, or novel

The beginning of a story where the characters, the setting, and the problem (conflict) are introduced

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

The events that happen after the climax that lead to a resolution or ending to the story.

• conflict

• falling action

• climax

• rising action

In what chapter does Snowball get expelled by Napoleon's bodyguard dogs?

“The mud is up around my knees and it’s real hard to turn around. Finally I get so I’m facing back at the shore and there’s Blade, just his head above the water, and he looks all white and scared. “Help!” he is blubbering, choking on the dirty water…Man, they can hardly get him loose, the way he’s stuck deep in that mud, and before they drag him to the shore they’re all covered with slime and mud.” page 37

How does this paragraph contribute to the plot of the story in this chapter?

• The paragraph introduces the character Tony D. and explains how he is mean and evil.

• The paragraph provides the resolution to how Freak the Mighty officially escapes Tony D. for good

• The paragraph describes the conflict that occurred for Tony D because of the natural conditions of the pond.

• The paragraph explains how this scene is wrapping up after a climactic moment.

The Herdmans were really interested in the part of the Christmas story about...

• the drummer boy
• the wise men 
• the angel
• King Herod

What is Maniac's real name?

• Jacob Henry Magee

• Joseph Mark Magee

• Jeffrey Lionel Magee

• James Kyle Magee

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of the story where characters and setting are introduced

• The highest point of tension or conflict in the story

• The resolution or outcome of the story's conflicts

• A detailed description of the story's setting