The first part within the plot of a story is called the ______________. This is where the characters are introduced and the setting is revealed.
Exposition
100
Everyone selected to serve on this jury ________to be willing to give up a lot of time.
a. has
b. have
a. has
100
What keeps the reader interested in reading a story?
a. Suspense and conflict
b. Desire and will
c. Romance and fighting
a. Suspense and conflict
100
pedaphile
someone who loves children
100
What had Michael never had before until he came to live with the Tuohys?
a bed
200
When a character remembers or talks about something from the past it is referred to as a ___________.
Foreshadow
200
Which of these sentences is NOT a sentence fragment?
a. If you see very black soil.
b. Each layer of soil has color.
c. When you are in Georgia.
b. Each layer of soil has color.
200
If the author has developed the personality of the character well, they are considered a __________ character.
round
200
philanthropy
an act of generosity
200
What does Michael ask Leigh Ann to help him get?
a driver's license
300
The protagonist goes through some type of struggle during this phase of the plot.
Conflict
300
Select the sentence that is written in the future tense.
a. They are swimming in the pool.
b. They swam in the pool.
c. They will swim in the pool.
c. They will swim in the pool.
300
The central idea of the story, which is expressed in a sentence is called the
Theme
300
salutation
the opening greeting
300
How does Big Mike’s father die?
He fell from an overpass.
400
An object that represents something else in a story, such as the American flag, is referred to as ______________.
Symbolism
400
Idenify the pronoun in the following sentence.
We had the best time at the dance last night.
We
400
Suspense and conflict most often occur during the
a. Falling Action
b. Rising Action
c. Exposition
b. Rising Action
400
corporal
afflicting pain on a body
400
What is said to Michael that makes him understand how to play football?
Leigh Ann tells him about protecting his family.
500
The ending of a story is referred to as the
Resolution
500
Select the sentence in which the subject and the verb agree in number.
a. Either baking soda or soap are fine.
b. Either baking soda or soap is fine.
c. Either baking soda and soap be fine.
b. Either baking soda or soap is fine.
500
“Her speech ebbed and flowed with each new concept,” is an example of ______________.
a. a simile
b. a metaphor
c. a hyperbole
b. a metaphor
500
occlude
shut or stop up
500
How did Michael make it out of the world he was born into?