Literary Elements The Giver

What literary element marks the start of a plots rising action?

• conflict

• setting

• point of view

• climax

Read the following line from Ch. 2 of The Giver and identify the part of speech of the underlined word:

"The year we got Lily, we knew, of course, that we'd receive our female..."

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

Which choice below correctly fills in the blank of the following sentence?:The final element on a plot structure chart is known as the resolution because ---- -----gets resolved.

• the climax

• the characters

• the conflict

• the setting

The theme of a story can be defined as...

• the challenge the protagonist must face.

• the underlying focus of a story.

• the author's use of descriptive words to create vivid imagery.

• the way characters change from the beginning to the end.

What is the name for the time and place during which a story occurs?

• Setting

• Plot

• Location

• Exposition

When in the story is the greatest point of interest or suspense?

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Conflict

The _________ is the "turning point" and the event that determines the end of the story.

• climax

• exposition

• resolution

• inciting incident

a method used by an author to develop the characters

• suspense

• point of view

• character development

• characterization

the feeling the story creates for the reader

• mood

• tone

• theme

• characterization

The ____________ is made up of the events in a story.

• point of view

• setting

• plot

• conflict