Analyzing Plot Structure

What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?

• resolution

• rising action

• falling action

• exposition

The ____________ is the heart of all stories. It is the problem upon which the story revolves.

• exposition

• initiating event

• conflict

• climax

• resolution

What is the correct name for blank #4? This is the turning point of the story, in which the power begins to shift.

• exposition

• initiating event

• conflict

• climax

• resolution

What is the correct name for blank ? This is where the author introduces the characters, setting, and situation.

• exposition

• initiating event

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

What is the correct name for blank #6? This is the conclusion of the story conflicts.

• exposition

• initiating event

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

What is the correct name for blank #2? This is the where the conflict is first introduced.

• exposition

• initiating event

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

What is the correct name for blank #3? These are the events in the story that build tension.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Which term names the character who opposes or works against the main character?

• static

• dynamic

• protagonist

• antagonist

Which term describes a character who changes in a deep and meaningful way as a result of the plot?

• static

• dynamic

• protagonist

• antagonist

Which term names the main character at the center of the story?

• static

• dynamic

• protagonist

• antagonist