Unit 5: Short Stories
What possible use will Jim's gift be to him?
A symbol of his wife's deep love
The short story is usually considered an ________________________.
American creation
Who does Boaz represent?
Christ
What plot stage is the following event: Shan realizes he loves Grace.
Climax
TRUE/FALSE: Short stories usually have well-developed plots.
FALSE: It would make the story too long to be considered short
What does this passage describe? " It was not anger, nor surprise, nor disapproval, nor horror, nor any of the sentiments that [he or she] had been prepared for. [He or she] simply stared . . . fixedly with that peculiar expression on [his or her] face."
Jim looking at Della's hair
Which author established the short story as a genre with the publication of Twice-Told Tales?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The classic definition of a short story is _____.
a fictional prose piece that can be easily read in one sitting
The modern definition of a short story is _____.
a fictional prose piece that is under 20,000 words
The prodigal son represents what?
all sinners
a character that is representative of all mankind
concrete universal
What is the struggle between the protagonist and an opposing force?
conflict
What plot stage is the following event: Jo-Anne tells Shan he'd look wonderful in a sweater.
exposition
What plot stage is the following event: Grace tells Shan she can't wear his sweater just yet.
falling action
What stage of basic plot is resolution?
fifth
What stage of basic plot is exposition?
first
What does the robe, ring, and sandals given to the prodigal son represent?
forgiveness
What stage of basic plot is falling action?
fourth
What is the vivid language used by the author?
imagery
When Jesse Stuart describes the character, Grace as "the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak . . . she was as pretty as a cove sapling," he is using _____.
imagery
stated indirectly
implied
Forming ideas based on the text that are not explicitly stated in the text is _____.
inferring
What does Grace represent?
inner beauty
An author writes a story about ten men who are lost at sea when a storm throws them off course. Which type of conflict does this story demonstrate?
man vs. nature
An author writes a story about Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight to gain equality for African Americans. Which type of conflict does this story demonstrate?
man vs. society
one who tells the story
narrator
a story that teaches a lesson or truth
parable
What is the description of the events in a story?
plot
one who wastes money
prodigal
that main character in a story
protagonist
What plot stage is the following event: Shan thinks about building a house for Grace.
resolution
What plot stage is the following event: Shan borrows money from the bank.
rising action
What stage of basic plot is rising action?
second
What is the moral and political background of a character's environment?
setting
a character who does not change
static character
What best describes the message of a story?
theme
What stage of basic plot is climax?
third
What does Young Goodman Brown represent?
youth and innocence
