Children's Literature Quiz Chapters 2 And 3
Chapters 2 and 3 15 Questions, All Multiple Choice
- 1.The plot is
- A.
A piece of land on which one can build a house
- B.
A particular period of time
- C.
The events of the story and the sequence in which they are told
- D.
The structure of the story in episodic measures with the complexity of plot
- 2.The setting is
- A.
The time and place in which the story occurs
- B.
The actors position within the story
- C.
An integral part of the story
- D.
Usually difficult to imagine
- 3.The protagonist is
- A.
The opposite of an antagonist
- B.
The main character
- C.
The secondary character
- D.
Another word for the flat character
- 4.The theme of the story
- A.
Is mentioned immediately and always obvious
- B.
Is what is referred to in a thematic unit to bring cohesion to the lesson
- C.
Holds underlying meaning or significance
- D.
Covers a particular period of time
- 5.The style of the story
- A.
Refers to the way an author helps you know a character
- B.
Refers to the time and place of occurance
- C.
Refers to an aesthetic understanding
- D.
Refers to the way an author tells the story
- 6.A plot can be
- A.
Chronological
- B.
Progressive
- C.
Episodic
- D.
All of the above
- 7.An episodic plot
- A.
Is one with complex multiple plots all happening within the story at one time.
- B.
Ties together separate short stories or episodes, each an entity in itself with its own conflict and resolution
- C.
Is usually boring and has no appeal with children
- D.
Disrupts chronology
- 8.Changes in traditional fictional form can be found in
- A.
Literature written since World War I
- B.
Literature written since the 1920's
- C.
Literature written since the Civil War
- D.
Literature written since the 1940's or "postmodern literature"
- 9.Resistent readers are those who
- A.
Have a high tolerance to friction.
- B.
Perceive that books are only meant for classrooms.
- C.
Have experienced ridicule and are embarrassed.
- D.
Can read but choose not to.
- 10.Resistent readers may include
- A.
Struggling readers
- B.
Ethnic and racial minorities
- C.
Boys
- D.
All of the above
- 11.An estimate of a text's difficulty based on its vocabulary and sentence structure is called
- A.
Readability
- B.
Conceptual difficulty
- C.
Difficult comprehension
- D.
Complex text
- 12.The BookItProgram is sponsored by
- A.
Papa John's
- B.
LaRosa's
- C.
Pizza Hut
- D.
Adriatico's
- 13.A book that carries the theme of "friendship" would be
- A.
David Defeats the Philistines
- B.
Charlotte's Web
- C.
Holler Loudly
- D.
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
- 14.Conflict may include person-against-self, person-against-nature and
- A.
Person-against-the law enforcement
- B.
Nature-against-nature
- C.
Person-against-society
- D.
Society-against-law enforcement
- 15.To convey information about events that occured earlier, authors may use
- A.
Backflash
- B.
Flashlights
- C.
Backups
- D.
Flashback
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Sample QuestionThis usually occurs at the beginning of the story. Characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting.Most importantly, we are introduced to the main problem of the story.
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