Short Story Pre-Quiz Name KEY (no points) Survey of English Mrs. Rigby DO YOU RE ALLY KNOW W HAT YOU THINK YOU KN OW? MAT CHIN G D ir ections: P lace the letter of the cor r ect answer in the blank. G 1. The overall feeling created by the author’s choice of words. A. characterization J 2. All the events that lead up to the turning point. B. climax K 3. Vivid “pictures” the author paints that appeal to the reader. C. dialogue F 4. Gives readers clues about events that will happen later. D. diction L 5. The framework of a story; its “skeleton”. E. falling action M 6. Characteristic ways an author uses language: word choice, patterns, etc. F. foreshadowing B 7. The action reaches its highest point of dramatic conflict. G. mood A 8. Names, physical appearance, habits & actions, clothing, etc. H. narrator E 9. Sharp decline in dramatic tension; leads to a final conclusion. I. point of view D 10. The author’s choice of words; the vocabulary level. J. rising action N 11. A technique authors use to keep the reader guessing “What’s next?” K. sensory images O 12. Important images or symbols are clues to help determine this. L. structure C 13. The actual words characters speak. M. style I 14. The perspective from which a story is told. N. suspense H 15. The speaker who tells the story. O. theme MULT I PLE CHOIC E D ir ections: P lace the letter of the cor r ect answer in the blank. C 16. When the author shows a character in action and lets the reader make his/her own interpretations, it’s called: A. direct characterization C. indirect characterization B. moral characterization D. inference characterization D 17. This provides a backdrop for the action & establishes atmosphere: A. structure C. style B. suspense D. setting D 18. A point of view in which the author presents all the thoughts and intentions of ALL the characters involved: A. obvious C. observatory B. omni-present D. omniscient B 19. Authors create realistic settings by using: A. sensory images B. both A & C C. details D. none of the above Page 1 of 2 C 20. A character who is opposed to or against the main character is a/an: A. protagonist C. antagonist B. archeologist D. positivist A 21. The central source of tension and drama in a story is called: A. conflict C. theme B. structure D. caricature C 22. This is when the author comes right out & tells the reader information about the characters: A. indirect characterization C. direct characterization B. inference characterization D. moral characterization A 23. This tells how the story concludes (ends), following the climax: A. resolution C. falling action B. rising action D. exposition B 24. This technique increases suspense by letting readers know more about the situation than the characters do: A. diction irony C. descriptive irony B. dramatic irony D. detailed irony D 25. The protagonist of a story is the character who: A. tells the story C. is opposed to the main character B. is a secondary character D. is the main character A 26. The events of a story, or what happens, is the: A. plot B. theme C. conflict D. moral B 27. The problems or issues a story explores (what it’s about) is the: A. plot C. conflict B. theme D. moral C 28. Which of the following is NOT a type of traditional conflict? A. man vs. man C. man vs. animal B. man vs. self D. man vs. fate D 29. Which of the following is NOT a main element to short story structure? A. exposition C. climax B. resolution D. complication B 30. From this point of view, the reader can only see part of the action: A. omniscient C. partial B. limited D. optimistic Page 2 of 2