Short Story Notes 9/11 Test

Question 1

Define plot.

Answer 1

the pattern of events

Question 2

Define setting.

Answer 2

the physical and emotional background of a story

Question 3

Define theme.

Answer 3

the point that the writer makes about life or people

Question 4

Define irony.

Answer 4

something that seems one way, but in reality is different

Question 5

Define allusion.

Answer 5

a reference to something well known from the past

Question 6

Define foreshadowing.

Answer 6

hinting at something that will happen later in the story

Question 7

Define verbal irony.

Answer 7

a statement that says the opposite of what is meant

Question 8

Define dramatic irony.

Answer 8

a truth that the reader knows, but the character does not know

Question 9

Define situational irony.

Answer 9

a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects

Question 10

What are the six ways to reveal characters?

Answer 10

1. Describe his/her actions
2. Describe his/her physical features
3. Describe the setting in which he/she lives
4. Describe his/her past
5. Describe how other characters describe him/her
6. Describe his/her thoughts

Question 11

What are the five points of view?

Answer 11

1. First Person Narrator
2. Second Person Narrator
3. Third Person Omniscient Narrator
4. Third Person Limited Omniscient Narrator
5. Third Person Objective Narrator

Question 12

What are the three stages of an initiation story?

Answer 12

1. A young person starts out innocent
2. A young person encounters something harsh
3. A young person has an epiphany

Question 13

Define epiphany.

Answer 13

a realization about the harshness of life

Question 14

Define conflict.

Answer 14

the struggle between opposing forces