Literary Elements Test "The Last Latern"

What is the introduction to the story?

• Maya lights the lantern to save the fishermen.

• Maya visits the lighthouse before it's torn down, remembering her grandfather's stories.

• The fishermen tie their boats in the storm.

• The harbor master thanks Maya.

• What event begins the rising action?

  
  

•  Maya hears her grandfather’s voice.

• Maya notices unusual waves and the boats in danger.

• Maya lights the lantern.

• Maya speaks to the harbor master.

What is the climax of the story?

• • Maya runs to the dock.

• • Maya’s grandfather tells a story

• • Maya lights the lantern, and the beam shines across the sea.

• • The harbor master arrives.

What is the falling action?

• Maya reflects on the lighthouse as a legacy.

• The fishermen steer safely toward shore

• Maya climbs the lighthouse stairs.

• The storm begins.

5. What is the resolution of the story?

• • The fishermen survive.

• • Maya whispers that the lighthouse 'still remembers

• • Maya pours the oil into the lantern.

• • The harbor master struggles with ropes.

What is the setting of the story?

• • An abandoned farm during the Dust Bowl.

• • A modern city park during the day.

• • An old coastal lighthouse and harbor at night during a storm.

• • A forest in the mountains.

What is the main conflict of the story?

• • Maya versus her grandfather’s memory.

• • Maya versus her fear of heights.

• Maya versus the failing technology and storm.

• • Maya versus the harbor master.

Is the conflict internal or external?

• • Internal

• • External

• • Both internal and external

• neither

Which type of conflict best describes the story?

• • Character vs. Society

• • Character vs. Self

• • Character vs. Nature/Technology

• • Character vs. Fate

 Who is the protagonist?

• • The harbor master

• • Maya

• • The storm

• • The lighthouse