English Quiz 1 - Short Story Elements
Because the length of his story is limited, short-story writers typically do these things (Mark all that apply.): _____. 1. spend time developing at least one minor character. 2. plunge quickly into action. 3. give a full description of each setting. 4. have a single plot. 5. introduce few characters. 6. limit descriptions. 7. introduce only needed details about setting.
2, 4, 5, 6 and 7
The one story in this section that uses first person is "_____." 1. The Lady, or the Tiger? 2. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 3. The Necklace
2, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Madame Forestier was a popular guest at the ball. True or False?
False
Monsieur and Madame Loisel borrowed more money than was needed to pay for the lost necklace because Madame Forestier insisted on it. True or False?
False
The frog contest took place on a steamboat on the Mississippi. True or False?
False
Select the author which the characteristic describes. wrote a famous story without a resolution
Frank R. Stockton
Select the author which the characteristic describes. a naturalistic writer
Guy de Maupassant
Select the author which the characteristic describes. wrote about Paris society
Guy de Maupassant
Select the author which the characteristic describes. liked to use dialect in his stories
Mark Twain
Jim Smiley was more interested in betting than in anything else. True or False?
True
The princess had the power of life and death over her lover. True or False?
True
participant in a story =
character
point of highest interest or excitement =
climax
resolution =
denouement
speeches made by characters in a story =
dialogue
If the protagonist tells the story himself, it is told in __________ person.
first
the story introducing another story =
frame
a single happening in a story =
incident
struggle within one person's mind =
internal conflict
What figure of speech is illustrated in this sentence? The students stampeded into the classroom.
metaphor
riviere =
necklace
all-seeing, all-knowing =
omniscient
What figure of speech is illustrated in this sentence? Fame is not always kind; sometimes she tramples on the deserving and shouts the praises of the unworthy.
personification
what happens =
plot
perspective of the storyteller =
point of view
contemporary =
present-day
most important person in a story =
protagonist
barbarian =
savage
When a speaker uses the words you, yours, yourself, he is using _____________ person.
second
when and where =
setting
What figure of speech is illustrated in this sentence? Her face lit up with pleasure as quickly as a light flashing on.
simile
obsequious =
submissive
garrulous =
talkative
the "meaning" of a story =
theme
If the author tells the story but does not take part, it is told in ___________ person.
third
eerie =
weird
