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Characterization and Conflicts in Literature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict is called:

a)

the climax

b)

the resolution

c)

the exposition

d)

the plot

2.

Jacob's house was destroyed when Hurricane Irma blew through Florida. What type of conflict is this?

a)

internal

b)

Person v Nature

c)

Person v Society

d)

indirect

3.

A struggle between two or more opposing forces is called...

a)

external

b)

climax

c)

conflict

d)

exposition

4.

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?

a)

exposition

b)

climax

c)

resolution

d)

falling action

5.

A character who stays the same over the course of a story is... Check TWO:

a)

a dymanic character

b)

a round character

c)

a flat character

d)

a static character

6.

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!

a)

Person v. society

b)

Person v Person

c)

Person v nature

d)

Person v self

7.

Indirect characterization involves...Choose TWO

a)

learning about characters by things the author tells us outright

b)

getting to know a character by what others think or say about them.

c)

a description of the character's looks

d)

learning about characters through their thoughts and actions

8.

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?

a)

Person v society

b)

Person v nature

c)

Person v person

d)

Person v self

9.

In Disney's FROZEN, Else is hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers. What type of conflict is this?

a)

Person v. nature

b)

Person v person

c)

Person v self

d)

Person v society

10.

Character v self is what type of conflict?

a)

internal

b)

external

11.

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?

a)

Person v society

b)

Person v person

c)

Person v self

d)

Person v nature

12.

What is the turning point, the most intense part of the story called?

a)

the plot

b)

the exposition

c)

the rising action

d)

the climax

13.

What is the difference between TONE and MOOD? Select TWO.

a)

Tone is reader centered and mood is author centered

b)

Mood has to do with the author's word choice and tone is the feeling the reader experiences

c)

Tone has to do with the author's word choice, and mood is the feeling the reader experiences.

d)

Mood is reader centered and tone is author centered

14.

Which of these is a possible theme in "The Tell-Tale Heart?"

a)

Remourse and regret will eat you alive

b)

revenge is rarely worth it

c)

madness and insanity

d)

The American Dream

15.

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?

a)

Age does not necessarily accompany wisdom

b)

Youth makes people do strange things

c)

Careless people often make needless mistakes

d)

Enjoy life to the fullest while you still can