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WorksheetsCharacterization and Conflicts in Literature
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict is called:
the climax
the resolution
the exposition
the plot
Jacob's house was destroyed when Hurricane Irma blew through Florida. What type of conflict is this?
internal
Person v Nature
Person v Society
indirect
A struggle between two or more opposing forces is called...
external
climax
conflict
exposition
Read the beginning of The Crucible, Act 1, Part 3:
As Betty remains unconscious, Parris confronts his niece, Abigail, about what was happening in the forest. Abigail hedges, saying they were only dancing, but there are hints that something more was going on. Abigail also may have committed some sin while working for the Proctor family. The Putnams, a prominent couple with a grudge against Parris, arrive and reveal that they sought the help of Parris’s slave, Tituba, to contact their dead children. They also state that their living daughter appears bewitched.
What element of a story is this?
exposition
climax
resolution
falling action
A character who stays the same over the course of a story is... Check TWO:
a dymanic character
a round character
a flat character
a static character
Name the type of conflict found here:
MARY WARREN: Abby, we’ve got to tell. Witchery’s a hangin’ error, a hangin’ like they done in Boston two year ago! We must tell the truth, Abby! You’ll only be whipped for dancin’, and the other things!
ABIGAIL: Oh, we’ll be whipped!
MARY WARREN: I never done none of it, Abby. I only looked!
MERCY (moving menacingly toward Mary): Oh, you’re a great one for lookin’, aren’t you, Mary Warren? What a grand peeping courage you have!
Person v. society
Person v Person
Person v nature
Person v self
Indirect characterization involves...Choose TWO
learning about characters by things the author tells us outright
getting to know a character by what others think or say about them.
a description of the character's looks
learning about characters through their thoughts and actions
Read this quote from The Crucible, Act 1, Part 1:
...until this strange crisis he, like the rest of Salem, never conceived that the children were anything but thankful for being permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly lowered, arms at the sides, and mouths shut until bidden to speak.
What type of conflict is represented here?
Person v society
Person v nature
Person v person
Person v self
In Disney's FROZEN, Else is hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers. What type of conflict is this?
Person v. nature
Person v person
Person v self
Person v society
Character v self is what type of conflict?
internal
external
John Proctor feels extremely guilty about cheating on his wife with Abigail Williams, even though the affair is long over. What type of conflict is this?
Person v society
Person v person
Person v self
Person v nature
What is the turning point, the most intense part of the story called?
the plot
the exposition
the rising action
the climax
What is the difference between TONE and MOOD? Select TWO.
Tone is reader centered and mood is author centered
Mood has to do with the author's word choice and tone is the feeling the reader experiences
Tone has to do with the author's word choice, and mood is the feeling the reader experiences.
Mood is reader centered and tone is author centered
Which of these is a possible theme in "The Tell-Tale Heart?"
Remourse and regret will eat you alive
revenge is rarely worth it
madness and insanity
The American Dream
Each of the characters in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" undergo significant physical changes after drinking his elixer, but they remain the same inside, inclined to make the same mistakes as they did previously. What possible theme is in play here?
Age does not necessarily accompany wisdom
Youth makes people do strange things
Careless people often make needless mistakes
Enjoy life to the fullest while you still can
