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WorksheetsHorror/Elements of Fiction Unit Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is the element of fiction that describes WHEN and WHERE a story takes place?
Characters
Setting
Conflict
Plot
What is the element of fiction that describes the problem in the story?
Setting
Characters
Theme
Conflict
introduces the characters?
The correct order of a Plot Diagram is...
exposition, falling action, climax, resolution, rising action
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
resolution, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, falling action
in the action of the story.
A (a) compares two things using the words like or as .
Define foreshadowing.
A flashback of what happened previously
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
A hint at something that will happen later
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
What is genre?
a kind or type of something
the main idea
the theme
the subject of a sentence
What is the feeling of uncertainty about what might happen in a story called?
suspense
fear
suspicion
foreshadowing
What is the turning point in the story called?
climate
climax
rising action
falling action
The feeling the reader gets while reading is called?
mood
tone
foreshadowing
theme
What is the FIRST sign that something is wrong on Maple Street?
the aliens discuss their plans
the electricity goes out
Pete Van Horn goes over to Floral Street
Tommy warns Steve Brand not to go into town.
Who tries to warn the neighbors about the monsters?
Charlie
Tommy
Don Martin
Steve
Why do the neighbors suspect Les Goodman is a monster?
The lights in his house work.
His car starts all by itself
He can talk on the ham radio.
He knows that there is electricity on Floral Street.
Steve Brand challenges others to pick out every idiosyncrasy on Maple Street. Idiosyncrasy is best described as
a weird feeling
a peculiar/strange character trait or quirk
a great sense of style
a person to blame
As people turn against each other on Maple Street, who is the dark, shadowy figure that is shot?
Tommy
Pete Van Horn
Don Martin
Charlie
What two ideas helped to created the conflict (problem) among the townspeople?
Fear and shock
Fear and Suspicion
Main Idea and Theme
Truth and Trust
Who are the true monsters on Maple Street?
The aliens
the people themselves
Tommy and Les Goodman
Steve Brand and Pete Van Horn
In "Monsters are Due on Maple Street", you see a good example of "herd mentality" as they go from one scene to another. What is "herd mentality"?
going out to eat by yourself
grouping people together by their odd character traits.
following along with the group despite your own beliefs.
none of these.
Which of the following is one of the themes of "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl?
"Be careful what you wish for"
"Appearances aren't always what they seem"
"Money can't buy happiness"
"Greed"
Which of the following BEST describes Billy Weaver's FIRST impression of the landlady?
Nice, just like one of his best school friend's mom
Older, not very talkative
Strange, maybe she lost a relative in the war or something
Okay, she wasn't charging much for the room so he didn't care.
Which of the following BEST describes the EXPOSITION of "The Landlady"?
Billy Weaver arrives in Bath, England to start a new job, and must find a place to stay.
A British businessman travels to London to start a new job, but can't decide where to stay.
Billy Weaver arrives at a Bed and Breakfast and realizes he shouldn't stay there.
A British Bed and Breakfast in Bath has been abandoned for years until a mysterious landlady decides to reopen it.
Which of the following foreshadows that the landlady isn't who she seems to be?
"Did you manage to get anything to eat before you got here?"
"'Such charming boys", a voice from behind him answered"
"In one ear and other the other, that's me, Mr. Weaver."
"I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away."
Which of the following is NOT a simile?
"...the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks."
"I didn't mean for you to do anything like that."
"Each word was like a large black eye staring at him..."
"But this dame was like a jack-in-the box"
At the end of "The Landlady", the reader can conclude that
Billy weaver was poisoned and stuffed by the landlady.
Billy weaver was related to Temple and Mulholland.
Billy Weaver is fine and the landlady will pick another guest.
Billy Weaver will figure out why he knows Temple and Mulholland.
True or False:
Alma is the Spanish word for "soul"
true
false
True or False:
"All the names written on the wall in the short film "Alma" were from the creators of the film.
true
false
Where does Billy Weaver think he knows Temple and Mulholland from?
They played sports together at college.
They are both ex-boyfriends of Billy's sister.
He read about them in the newspaper headlines.
They were famous in the company that he works for.
True or False:
Fear and Mystery are key elements of the horror genre.
true
false
True or False:
In "The Landlady", Temple and Mulholland were together on the fifth floor.
true
false
True or False:
Alma's eyes did not change color at the end of the film.
true
false
True or False:
Les Goodman was questioned for having a ham radio in his basement that no one had ever seen.
true
false
True or False:
Alma was able to set the boy on the bike free from the shop.
True
false
What did Myra brand have cooking on the stove when the power went out on Maple Street?
soup
ice cream
scrambled eggs
steak
