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Literature

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the message or lesson of the story called?
a)
Theme
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
2.
What is the sequence of events in a story?
a)
Climax
b)
Theme
c)
Plot
3.
Who is the Protagonist of a story?
a)
The conversation between characters.
b)
The main character ("Good Guy") of the story.
c)
The opponent ("Bad Guy") that works against the main character.
4.
What is the struggle between opposing forces in a story?
a)
Conflict
b)
Setting
c)
Dialogue
5.
Who is the opponent ("Bad Guy") that works against the main character in a story called?
a)
Protagonist
b)
1st Person
c)
Antagonist
6.
What is the emotional highpoint of a story?
a)
Resolution
b)
Climax
c)
Exposition
7.
People (or animals) that take part in the story's plot are called?
a)
Conflict
b)
Setting
c)
Characters
8.
What is a narrator?
a)
Point of View
b)
The person or voice that tells the story.
c)
Verbal Irony
9.

When and where

a)

Theme

b)

Climaxx

c)

Setting

d)

Plot

10.
How can you describe the climax of a story?
a)
It is the most boring part
b)
It is unimportant and doesn't matter
c)
It is the most suspenseful part of a story
d)
It is the resolution of a story
11.
Text the uses rhythm and will sometimes rhyme.  
a)
Fiction
b)
Literary nonfiction
c)
Poetry
12.

"Genre" means:

a)

category

b)

story

c)

author

d)

character

13.

A story that is meant to be performed for an audience by that person

a)

Memoir

b)

Mystery

c)

Drama/Play

d)

Fantasy

14.

Can books qualify as more than one genre?

a)

No

b)

Maybe

c)

Yes

d)

I don't know

15.

Who wrote the novel Man from Jamaica's Hills?

(a)  

16.

What is the setting of the novel for chapters 1-4

a)

Jimmy Piece in rural Jamaica

b)

Jimmy Piece in Kingston, Jamaica

c)

Cassava Piece, Kingston

d)

Cherry Piece in rural Jamaica

17.

Who is the main character in the novel ?

(a)  

18.

What is the name of Mrs. Grant's strap?

a)

Medication

b)

Prescription

c)

Medicine

d)

Mr. Fixer

19.

Why did Frank receive a flogging from his mother?

a)

He was rude to her

b)

He did not wash the dishes

c)

He did not get out of bed on time to do his chores

d)

She was just upset

20.

Which adjective below shows how Mrs. Grant feels about Frank and his father?

a)

worthless

b)

lazy

c)

boring

d)

clever

21.

How did Frank get rid of the broken edge plate his mom used to give him food in?

a)

hid it in the bushes

b)

gave it away

c)

threw it in the bin

d)

shattered in on a rock

22.

How does Frank behave at school?

Tick ALL the correct answers.

a)

He is late very often

b)

He does all his class work and assignments

c)

He is disruptive

d)

He tries to get his fiends in trouble

23.

What did Frank use to hit Miss Tingling?

(a)