AP Literature Skills

What specific textual details reveal what a character is like to readers?

• description of character

• dialogue/conversation by or about a character

• behavior of character

• all of the above

The term for how narrators, characters or speakers understand their circumstances is ...

• perspective

• point of view

• bias

• barbadoes

Background, personality traits, biases and relationships all contribute to ...

• a character's narrative

• a character's perspective

• a character's longevity

• a character's skill set

A speaker, narrator, other characters or the characters themselves can all ...

• give explanations for actions

• give biased information

• give false narratives

• give descriptions of characters

A character's perspective is both shaped and revealed by...

• relationships with other characters

• ideas expressed in the text

• plot events

• all of the above

A character's perspective can be shaped and revealed by the environment in which the character exists.

• True

• False

A setting not only reflects time and place, but also the values of that setting .

• True

• False

The term for the position from which a narrator or speaker relates the events of a narrative is...

• perspective

• point of view

• bias

• barbadoes

A speaker or narrator is not necessarily the author.

• True

• False

The purpose of a narrator or speaker is to

• tell a story

• establish a relationship between the text and the reader

• guide the reader to the comprehension of the lessons that the writer wants the reader to learn

• explain a character