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Short Story

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which point of view is used in this example: "I stepped out of the movie theater with two things on my mind- Paul Newman and a ride home."

a)

First person

b)

3rd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

2.

In a story what is working against the main character?

a)

secondary character

b)

dynamic character

c)

the antagonist

d)

the protagonist

3.

What part of a story involves the time and place?

a)

the climax

b)

the setting

c)

the character

d)

the conflict

4.

Which point of view is this sentence written in: Justin didn't want to get involved in the struggle for civil rights. He just wanted to go to school.

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person objective

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

3rd person limited

5.

What kind of conflict will occur in this scene: It was a beautiful day at the beach. The sun was up and a slight breeze was blowing when all of a sudden the earth started to shake.

a)

Person v. Person

b)

Person v. Self

c)

Person v. Society

d)

Person v. Nature

6.

What kind of conflict occurs in the following scene: She didn't care what was expected of her. She had made up her mind and no rule or expectation was going to stop her.

a)

Person v. Person

b)

Person v. Self

c)

Person v. Society

d)

Person v. Nature

7.

Which point of view is this scene written in- The woods were quiet. No movement. Still. The scene was interrupted by the footsteps of a group. The group continued down the path and disappeared in the distance.

a)

1st Person

b)

3rd Person Objective

c)

3rd Person Limited

d)

3rd Person Omniscient

8.

Which term means when we expect one thing to happen and something else happens instead?

a)

Personification

b)

Suspense

c)

Mystery

d)

Irony

9.

The most intense moment in a story when the main character is dealing with the conflict is called...

a)

Inciting Incident

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax

10.

The moment when a reader is introduced to the conflict in the story is called...

a)

Inciting Incident

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax

11.

A character in a story has to pick between his son to being alive as a zombie or wishing the son dead again. This is called...

a)

Dilimma

b)

Mystery

c)

Reversal

d)

Foreshadowing

12.

You are reading a story when you find out that the main character has been robbed, but you don't know who did it, why they did it or what was taken. This is an example of which element of suspense?

a)

Dilimma

b)

Mystery

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Shocking Revelation

13.

If you look back at a character and the character has gone through a big change in their personality; what kind of character is this?

a)

Antagonist

b)

Static character

c)

Protagonist

d)

Dynamic character

14.

Which element of suspense is being used in this situation - two characters are fighting with one another and one of the characters says, "Luke, I am your father!"

a)

Dilimma

b)

Mystery

c)

Shocking revelation

d)

Foreshadowing

15.

The following is an example of which term: it was discovered that an award winning writer was actually not writing his stories but a 12 year old was writing them instead.

a)

metaphor

b)

irony

c)

dilemma

d)

foreshadowing