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NAME

4 Written questions

1. The central idea through a story. the author's reason for writing or the meaning of the story. The message about life given in a
story.

2. The author literally tells the audience what a character is like via the narrator, another character, or by the character him- or
herself.

3. The ending of a story where the conflicts are wrapped up.

4. The sequence of events in a story.

4 Matching questions

1. Exposition

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A. A character that undergoes little or no inner-change; does

2. Falling Action
not grow or develop.

3. Static Character

4. Rising Action

B. When the tension decreases and everything settles down.

C. The part of the story where the character(s) and the setting
are introduced.

D. The events that increase the tension and lead to the climax.

4 Multiple choice questions

1. The character who has a conflict with the main character.

A.
Resolution
B.
Conflict
C.
Dynamic Character
D.
Antagonist

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2. A character who undergoes some sort of change.

A.
Dynamic Character
B.
Conflict
C.
Antagonist
D.
Direct Characterization

3. The audience must infer for themselves what the character is like through the character's thoughts, actions, and interactions with
other characters.

A.
Indirect Characterization
B.
Static Character
C.
Plot Structure
D.
Rising Action

4. Where and when a story takes place.

A.
Climax
B.
Setting
C.
Falling Action
D.
Rising Action

3 True/False questions

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1. The main character.

 → Plot Structure

True

False

2. The most exciting or important part of a story

 → Theme

True

False

3. The struggle between opposing forces that provides the central action and interest in a story.

 → Antagonist

True

False

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