What makes a good story?

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 Quiz

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 The sun may have been 90 million miles away, but it felt
like it was right on top of me, weighing me down.

FIRST PERSON

3RD OBJECTIVE

3RD LIMITED

3RD OMNISCIENT

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 The dog stopped barking and started hopping in circles.
The mustachioed man smiled and threw a few large
bones to the dog.

3RD OBJECTIVE- NO THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS

3RD LIMITED- THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF 1 CHARACTER

3RD OMNISCIENT- THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF MULTIPLE CHARACTERS

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 Chris stared at Elma during class, thinking about how
beautiful she looked today. He wondered if today might be
the day that he told her how he really felt about her.
Luckily, they got paired in a group assignment together. As
Chris walked over to her desk, he felt the butterflies in his
stomach. Elma called out, "Hey, Chris!" Chris immediately
looked away, too nervous to speak and asked the teacher
could he go get some water.

1st person

3rd omniscient : thoughts or feelings of two or more characters

3rd limited: only the thoughts and feelings of one character

3rd objective: No thoughts or feelings

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 Dontae was mad at Olivia. He blamed her. Olivia knew
Dontae would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.

1st person

3rd objective: No thoughts or feelings

3rd limited: only the thoughts and feelings of one character

3rd omniscient : thoughts or feelings of two or more characters

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 A STATIC character

Remains the same at the end of the story

Changes by the end of the story

Is the main character

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 The main character of the story is:

Antagonist

The exposition

Protagonist

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 The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the
conflict

The climax

The falling action

The resolution

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 The setting is made up of:

Protagonist and antagonist

Place and characters

Time and place

Static and dynamic

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 Kelly just wanted a cup of coffee, but the coffee machine in the office is on the fritz.
This inconvenient situation turns into an epic battle as Kelly won't take "It's broke" for
an answer. Join Kelly as she spends the better part of her workday fiddling with the
coffee maker in a desperate attempt to get caffeinated. Who is the protagonist?

Coffee maker

Kelly

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 Kelly just wanted a cup of coffee, but the coffee machine in the office is on the fritz.
This inconvenient situation turns into an epic battle as Kelly won't take "It's broke" for
an answer. Join Kelly as she spends the better part of her workday fiddling with the
coffee maker in a desperate attempt to get caffeinated. What is the antagonist?

Coffee maker

the office

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 Kelly just wanted a cup of coffee, but the coffee machine in the office is on the fritz.
This inconvenient situation turns into an epic battle as Kelly won't take "It's broke" for
an answer. Join Kelly as she spends the better part of her workday fiddling with the
coffee maker in a desperate attempt to get caffeinated. What is the conflict type?

character vs. character

character vs. self

character vs. technology

character vs. nature

character vs. supernatural

character vs. society

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 The climax usually occurs during what part of the story?

The beginning

The middle

The end

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 Which definition best defines plot?

The way the writer describes the characters

The part in the story where the conflict is normally resolved

The beginning of the story where the setting, characters, and main problem
are introduced
The series or sequence of events in a story

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