WorksheetsOnline Assignment due 11/4
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
If you didn't read "A Diamond in the Rough," read the story first, then answer these questions.
To get full credit you must get a 90% or higher on this quiz.
Yes, I read the story.
No, I didn't read the story, but I'll find it on the class website and read it.
Which of the following comes at the first on the plot diagram of a story.
exposition
conflict
climax
resolution
Choose two answers.
What two things define the setting of a story?
The resolution
The problem
The time
The place
Choose all that apply.
Which of the following belong in the exposition?
The characters
The time
The place
The conflict
Choose all that apply.
Which of the following belong in the exposition of "A Diamond in the Rough"?
Henry
Paul
Paul's four children
the mansion
What is another word for the conflict of a story?
the solution
the most exciting part
the setting
the problem
What is the conflict of "A Diamond in the Rough"?
Paul is disappointed by his greedy children and doesn't want to will his fortune to them.
Henry is kind to Paul.
Marta works for Paul, but his children don't even know her name.
Paul's children are angry during the reading of the will.
Where is the rising action on the plot diagram?
Between the exposition and conflict
Between the conflict and the climax
Between the climax and resolution
Choose all that apply.
What two things are true about the climax of the story?
It is the most exciting part of the story.
It is the end of the story.
It is the beginning of the story.
It is the turning point of a story.
What is the climax of "A Diamond in the Rough"?
Paul hears his children talking about wanting his money after he dies.
Everyone is shocked when Henry opens the chess set and finds the jewels.
Paul's children learn their lesson about greed.
What is foreshadowing?
Hints or clues about what is to come in a story.
The emotion of a story.
The resolution of a story.
The conflict of a story.
Which is the best example that foreshadows Paul is changing his will to give his fortune to Henry?
Giving his fortune to his children rankled, especially when he compared them to Henry—he was truly a treasure in the making. Treasure, Paul thought, tipping his head to the side and pursing his lips thoughtfully before calling his lawyer.
“Has he written a will, yet?” asked Brandon, Paul’s oldest son. Paul had put off this task for a long time, finding it hard to bequeath his fortune to ingrates.
Which of the following best foreshadows the idea that Paul has given his fortune to Henry in the will?
"When the lawyer noted that Paul had bequeathed the house, the property, and all the belongings in the house and on the property to this lost cousin, Paul’s children desperately looked at each other, shocked."
Paul's message to Henry that says, "Thank you, my little friend. I treasured all of our games. You and your mother are truly gems."
