Elements of Fiction quiz

Elements of fiction REVIEW MS. PAT TERSON

Story elements 1.The time and location in which a story takes place a)Plot

b)setting

c)conflict

d)characterization

Story elements 2.The underlying meaning or main idea of a story is called the a) theme

b)mood

c)plot

d)setting

Story elements Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of a)mood b) theme

c)conflict

d)setting

Story elements 4. The eyes through which the story is told. a)camera view b)character view c)point of view

d)none of the above .

Story elements 5. The central, main character of a story is called the ____________. a)antagonist

b)protagonist

c)internal

d) external

Story elements The opposition of forces, essential to the plot is called__________? a)setting

b)conflict

c)character

d)climax .

Story elements 7.What is a person or animal which takes part in the action of a story called? a)setting

b)conflict

c)character

d)narrator

Story elements . The most exciting part of the story is called the _________. a)setting

b)exposition

c)climax d) rising action

Story elements . What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict called? a)setting

b)plot

c)character

d)conflict

Story elements 10. The character who opposes the main character is called the __________. a)protagonist

b)antagonist

c)dynamic character

d)static character

Story elements . All events leading up to the climax? a)exposition

b) resolution

c) falling action

d) rising action .

Story elements 12. All events after the climax and leading to the denouement. a)exposition

b) resolution

c) rising action

d) falling action

Point of View The author can shift focus from character to character. The author’s narrator shares knowledge of each main character’s thoughts and of events which no single character could be aware.

3rd Person-Omniscient

b. first person

c. 3rd person limited d. internal conflict.

Point of view The author, when speaking of the main character, uses pronouns like I, me, mine. 3rd Person-Omniscient

b. first person

c. 3rd person limited d. internal conflict.

Point of View The author takes on the personality of a character in the story and has that character narrate the story to the reader.

3rd Person-Omniscient

b. first person

c. 3rd person limited d. internal conflict.

Point of view At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap. She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease. At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________ If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed? ________

Point of View Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed? _______________________

Point of View Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” So she was considering, in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. Narrative Perspective: _________________________________________________________________ If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed? ______

Conflict Check the correct example below that defines Man vs Man. A. When a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas. B. When a character has a problem with outside forces like weather or land.

C. When a character disagrees with the values, laws, or beliefs of a group. D. When a character has an argument or disagreement with another character.

conflict Check the correct example below that defines Man vs Nature. A. When a character has an argument or disagreement with another character. B. When a character has a problem with outside forces like weather or land.

C. When a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas. D. When a character disagrees with the values, laws,or beliefs of a group.

conflict Check the correct example below that defines Man vs Self. A. When a character disagrees with the values, laws, or beliefs of a group. B. When a character has a problem with outside forces like weather or land.

C. When a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas. D. When a character has an argument or disagreement with another character.