Short Story Unit Review

Match the literary term "Tone" with its definition.

• A person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself

• Direct or indirect details about individuals in a work of literature

• A writer’s use of hints and clues to suggest events that will occur later

• The author’s attitude in a work of literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which definition best describes "Foreshadowing"?

• A person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself

• A writer’s use of hints and clues to suggest events that will occur later

• Applying humanlike characteristics to nonhuman objects

• A struggle between opposing forces; the story’s foundation

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the definition of "Paradox"?

• Two contradictory concepts that present a logical idea when united

• Details, description, or language that evoke the reader’s senses

• The author’s attitude in a work of literature

• The perspective by which a work of literature is told

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

How would you label the connection between the two characters in “The Scarlet Ibis”?

• brothers

• best friends

• family

• enemies

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

From whose point of view is the story told?

• Daddy

• Character #1

• Mama

• Character #2

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the setting of "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst?

• A thunderstorm occurs and Doodle cannot keep up.

• Summer 1918, Southern United States.

• The narrator recalls Doodle’s birth and the difficulties he has with Doodle’s disability.

• Doodle is killed which reminds the narrator of the scarlet ibis.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the conflict in "The Scarlet Ibis"?

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Technology

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

What event is considered the climax of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

• The narrator recalls Doodle’s birth and the difficulties he has with Doodle’s disability.

• Doodle connects with a scarlet ibis while the narrator teaches Doodle how to be normal.

• A thunderstorm occurs and Doodle cannot keep up.

• The narrator recalls how his selfish pride killed Doodle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following is the inciting incident in "The Scarlet Ibis"?

• 1. “There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a 

  knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love . . . and at times I was mean to Doodle.”

• Doodle is killed which reminds the narrator of the scarlet ibis.

• A thunderstorm occurs and Doodle cannot keep up.

• The narrator recalls how his selfish pride killed Doodle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the resolution of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

• The narrator recalls how his selfish pride killed Doodle.

• Doodle is killed which reminds the narrator of the scarlet ibis.

• A thunderstorm occurs and Doodle cannot keep up.

• The narrator recalls Doodle’s birth and the difficulties he has with Doodle’s disability.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4