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WorksheetsShort Story College prep Quiz
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins
What Is a short story?
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: "Harrison Bergeron"
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
J.D Salinger
Kate Chopin
Caver Raymond
Edger Allen Poe
How many stories have we read?
4
8
10
12
What is the gist of "Bloodchild"?
Identify the literary elements present in a short story.
Plot
Symbol
Conflict
All of the above
What is the gist of "Teddy" - J.D Salinger?
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: The abridged version of "Everyman"
Sylvia Plath
Leslie Noelani Laurio
Edger Allen Poe
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Carver Raymond
Identify the different genres we looked at in this course.
Legends
Fables
Allegories
Myths
Sci-fi
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"
Kate Chopin
Edger Allen Poe
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Sylvia Plath
Ray Bradbury
Identify the type of figurative language used in the following examples.
simile
metaphor
personification
all of the above
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: "The Veldt"
Ray Bradbury
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Carver Raymond
J.d Salanger
Identify the term that describes a succinct form of prose fiction.
short story
novel
discourse
poetry
What is the gist of "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"?
Literature encompasses...
published works
poetic compositions
any form of written expression
all of the aforementioned categories
What is an allegory?
(a)
Do short stories typically center around a singular theme or concept?
True
False
What is the gist of "Everyman"?
Short stories are literary narratives that encompass a diverse array of characters.
True
False
What is the gist of "Harrison Bergeron"?
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: "Bloodchild"
Kate Chopin
Octavia Butler
Kurt Voneget
J.D Salinger
Carver Raymond
What constitutes a short story?
An extensive novel
A novella
A brief composition
A straightforward narrative
What inspires a short story?
What is "The Sphinx" about?
In literary analysis, characters in a short story are often categorized as either flat or ...
Round, complex, dynamic
Interesting, difficult, annoying
Round, static, boring
Simple, complex, dull
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: "The story of an hour"
Edger Allen Poe
Kate Chopin
Caver Raymond
Octavia Butler
What constitutes the thematic elements of a narrative?
The overarching concepts that form the narrative's foundation
The sequence of events and the environment
The dilemma the main character must resolve
The central conflict within the story
In a literary analysis essay, the student should reference the author's name in the ...
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
It is never mentioned
What is the primary purpose of a short story?
To entertain and provoke thought
To provide detailed historical accounts
To offer financial advice
To explain complex scientific concepts
How are Legends, Myths, Fables, and allegory are viewed in Society?
"What?"
(a)
Define a Myth.
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: "The Sphinx"
Kate Chopin
Octavia Butler
Sylvia Plath
Carver Raymond
Edger Allen Poe
What is Figurative Language?
(a)
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: "Teddy"
(a)
What is the gist of
"Where im calling from" by Carver Raymond?
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: "Where im coming from"
(a)
What is "The Story of An Hour" about?
What is the gist of "The Veldt"?
What is the gist of "The Legend of the Greatest Master"?
Match the short stories we've read this year with their correct authors: ""The Legend of the Greatest Master"
Nakajima Atsushi
Leslie Noelani Lurio
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Octavia Butler
Carver Raymond
What is genre?
How does culture play into short stores?
