Finding Audrey Characters
Which family member is particularly focused on the Land of Conquerors competition?
Frank
The alarm clock screamed at six in the morning.
Personification
What element of fiction establishes the time, place, and environment in which a story occurs?
Setting
Which sentence is written in an appropriate formal style?
A. The character is super angry about what happened.
B. The character is really mad about what happened.
C. The character is extremely angry about the situation.
D. The character is kinda upset about everything.
C. The character is extremely angry about the situation.
A character who is important to the story but is not the protagonist and has a significant impact on the storyline is called what?
A major secondary character / deuteragonist.
What role does Dr. Sarah McVeigh play in Audrey's life?
She is Audrey's therapist/doctor and helps her work through her mental-health difficulties.
His backpack weighed a thousand tons after the long school day.
Hyperbole
A character struggles with whether to tell the truth or protect a friend. No other character is forcing them to make the decision.
What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Self
Which sentence follows the rules for writing about a fictional character?
A. In my opinion, Audrey is a very interesting character.
B. You can see that Audrey is struggling throughout the novel.
C. Audrey's experiences reveal how difficult her recovery is.
D. I think Audrey's experiences are important to the story.
C. Audrey's experiences reveal how difficult her recovery is.
What type of character contrasts with the protagonist in order to highlight aspects of the protagonist's personality?
A character foil
Why does Audrey use humour when dealing with difficult or uncomfortable experiences?
Humour acts as a coping mechanism and allows Audrey to deal with difficult situations while also showing her personality.
The cafeteria was a battlefield.
Metaphor
What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?
The protagonist is the main character who faces the main conflict, while the antagonist is a character in conflict with the protagonist.
Which sentence avoids first- and second-person language?
A. I believe the character feels isolated.
B. You can see that the character feels isolated.
C. We can understand the character's emotions.
D. The character's actions demonstrate her feelings of isolation.
D. The character's actions demonstrate her feelings of isolation.
In a story, the characters use old-fashioned expressions, write letters instead of texting, and travel by horse-drawn carriage. The author never directly states when the story takes place. What type of message about the setting is being communicated?
A. Explicit
B. Implicit
C. Symbolic
D. Dramatic
Implicit
How does Linus's presence create an opportunity for Audrey during the first three chapters?
He gives Audrey an opportunity to interact with someone outside her immediate family and begin taking small steps toward social interaction.
The tiny candle flickered against the enormous darkness surrounding her.
Juxtaposition
A story has reached the moment when the main conflict can no longer return to the way it was before. The protagonist must make an important decision.
Which part of Freytag's pyramid is this?
Climax
Which structure is most appropriate for a formal literary analysis paragraph?
A. Topic sentence → evidence → explanation/analysis → concluding/linking sentence
B. Evidence → topic sentence → conclusion → personal opinion
C. Personal opinion → evidence → new topic → conclusion
D. Topic sentence → conclusion → evidence → unrelated example
A. Topic sentence → evidence → explanation/analysis → concluding/linking sentence
The narrator is outside the story but can describe the thoughts and feelings of several different characters. What point of view is being used?
Third-person omniscient POV
What is one important theme developed through Audrey's experiences in the first three chapters? Explain how the novel begins to develop this theme.
Possible themes include mental health, recovery, family support, isolation, or overcoming fear.
Explain unraveling of theme.
A character repeatedly hears the sound of a ticking clock whenever an important decision is approaching.
A. Motif
B. Parody
C. Caricature
D. Prologue
A. Motif
What is the difference between a theme and a topic?
A topic is a broad subject or idea, while a theme is the underlying message about life or human nature that the literary work communicates.
Rewrite the following sentence so that it follows formal-writing conventions:
“I think Audrey is really scared and you can tell because she doesn't wanna talk to people.”
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Which of the following should be italicized or underlined in formal writing?
A. A short story and a song
B. A novel and a film
C. A chapter and a newspaper article
D. A poem and a short story
B. A novel and a film