El121 Units 3 + 4 Quiz
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- 1.
The plot describes...
- A.
Background information about the characters only.
- B.
The way the events of a story are arranged.
- C.
A specific structure related to the theme in a story.
- D.
The events reaching a high point in a story.
Correct Answer
B. The way the events of a story are arranged.Explanation
Remember that when you want to know what the plot is in a story, always ask yourself 'what happened?'Rate this question:
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- 2.
The plot structure in a story is as follows:
- A.
Resolution, rising, climax, falling & exposition
- B.
Rising, climax & falling
- C.
Exposition, rising, climax & resolution
- D.
Exposition, rising, climax, falling & resolution
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D. Exposition, rising, climax, falling & resolution -
- 3.
The purpose of the exposition is that it gives the reader...
- A.
Background info about the setting & characters
- B.
Background info about the problems
- C.
Background info about what will happen in the resolution
- D.
Background info about the rising action
Correct Answer
A. Background info about the setting & charactersExplanation
The exposition is the first part of the plot and usually the setting and characters are introduced to the reader.Rate this question:
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- 4.
The exposition ends with the 'inciting incident', this helps...
- A.
To give the reader a better idea of the characters.
- B.
Give the reader more info about the setting.
- C.
Begin the action or problem of the story.
- D.
Begin the falling action of the story.
Correct Answer
C. Begin the action or problem of the story.Explanation
In most short stories, after the exposition, the inciting incident begins the action or problem of the story and that leads to the rising action. In 'Jack and the Beanstalk' for example, the inciting incident is when the cow suddenly stops giving milk.Rate this question:
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- 5.
The most important point or turning point in a story is called the...
- A.
Climax
- B.
Rising action
- C.
Resolution
- D.
Falling action
Correct Answer
A. ClimaxExplanation
In 'Jack and the Beanstalk' for example the climax is when the Ogre caught Jack stealing from him. Think of the climax for the other stories!Rate this question:
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- 6.
________ is an essential part of plot.
- A.
Surprise ending
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Episodic
- D.
Epiphany
Correct Answer
B. ConflictExplanation
Without conflict, you would have no story. A story would also be boring without a problem, struggle or a conflict.Rate this question:
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- 7.
The ending of 'After Twenty Years' is an example of a...
- A.
Episodic plot
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Resistance literature
- D.
Twist or surprise ending
Correct Answer
D. Twist or surprise endingExplanation
The answer here is obvious because we had no idea that the policeman in the beginning was Bob's friend and so we are surprised.Rate this question:
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- 8.
Why doesn't the author give us more info about the policeman in the beginning?
- A.
Because the policeman is not a main character
- B.
Because readers will not be interested in him
- C.
Because he doesn't want to reveal his real identity
- D.
Because he will give us more information later
Correct Answer
C. Because he doesn't want to reveal his real identityExplanation
For a surprise ending to work, the author must make sure he doesn't reveal his characters and that's why we don't get much information about the policeman in the beginning of the story.Rate this question:
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- 9.
Some stories have flashbacks. A flashback is a technique...
- A.
Where the reader is taken into the future
- B.
Where the reader is taken back to an event in the past
- C.
Where the reader waits for something to happen
- D.
Where background information is given
Correct Answer
B. Where the reader is taken back to an event in the pastExplanation
A flashback is a technique where the present is stopped and the reader is taken back to an event in the past.
'A Sound of Thunder' and 'Araby' are NOT examples of flashbacks because the first one is about time travel using a time machine, and in 'Araby' he is talking about his childhood so we don't have the present being stopped and going back in time.
'A Letter from Gaza' is a good example of a flashback.Rate this question:
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- 10.
What is the main character's inner conflict in 'A Letter from Gaza'?
- A.
A struggle to become a better person.
- B.
A struggle to save the little girl in the hospital
- C.
He doesn't know whether to stay in his country or leave.
- D.
Whether he should join the resistance and fight
Correct Answer
C. He doesn't know whether to stay in his country or leave.Explanation
The inner conflict revolves around what the main character should do with his life. Should he stay with his family and suffer in Palestine or leave to a different place and start a new life?Rate this question:
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- 11.
A character in a story can be a person, animal or object.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
A character in a story can be anything the writer wants.Rate this question:
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- 12.
If a character is dynamic, then he is usually also...
- A.
Round
- B.
Flat
Correct Answer
A. RoundExplanation
Read page 90 if you don't believe me!Rate this question:
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- 13.
A dynamic character is one who....
- A.
Doesn't change in a story
- B.
Is also a flat character
- C.
Must be a minor character
- D.
Changes throughout the story
Correct Answer
D. Changes throughout the storyExplanation
If a character at the beginning of the story is different at the end of the story then we call him a dynamic one.Rate this question:
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- 14.
A character can be revealed directly and indirectly.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Directly = Explicitly - told by the author, by another character or by the character himself.
Indirectly = Implicitly - reader must figure out the qualities of a character based on the thoughts, actions, speech or physical descriptions.Rate this question:
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- 15.
All characters act out of a certain motivation. Motivation is...
- A.
The reason behind a character's action.
- B.
When a character does something for no reason.
- C.
What characters in a story say or do.
- D.
When we are shown different sides of a character
Correct Answer
A. The reason behind a character's action.Explanation
Motivation makes stories more believable and realistic. Just as we in real life do things for certain reasons, so do characters in stories. Jack's motivation for climbing the beanstalk was curiosity. Patrolman Wells's motivation for arresting his friend was his loyalty to his job and so on.Rate this question:
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- 16.
Characterization is the method of revealing characters in fiction.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
If you don't believe me, check page 91.Rate this question:
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- 17.
In 'Thank You Ma'am', Roger is an example of a flat character.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Roger is both a dynamic and round character. He is dynamic because he is not the same person at the end of the story and because the author gave us information about him physically (tall, skinny), mentally (I could run run run) and emotionally (indirectly told he was a shy and inexperienced young boy), he is therefore a round character.Rate this question:
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- 18.
In 'Thank you Ma'am', Mrs Luella Bates wanted to teach Roger a lesson.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
She wanted to teach him wrong from right. If she took him to the police station and was thrown in jail, he wouldn't have learned anything. But by taking him home with her, and by showing him kindness and respect, Roger ended up trusting Mrs Luella and he learned his lesson.Rate this question:
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- 19.
Mrs Luella Bates did not care about Roger.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
It seemed true in the beginning of the story, but you can tell once you finish reading the story how kind she was to Roger and that she really did care about him. She made him wash his face, fed him and even gave him money to buy the shoes he wanted which ironically was why he tried to steal from her in the first place.Rate this question:
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- 20.
Roger's character changes towards the end. This is an example of...
- A.
A dynamic character.
- B.
A static character.
- C.
A flat character.
- D.
A round character.
Correct Answer
A. A dynamic character.Explanation
I will physically strangle you if you get this wrong!!Rate this question:
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