Elements of a Story
A Single Shard
Lantern Bearers
Augustine Came to Kent
Son of Charlemagne
100

This is when and where the story takes place.

What is the Setting?

100

This orphan boy is the main character of A Single Shard.

Who is Tree Ear?

100

This young roman is the main character of Lantern Bearers.

Who is Aquila?


100

This is the name of the main character.

Who is Wolf?

100

The book opens with the family traveling to this city in Italy.

What is Rome?

200

This is the sequence of all events in a story.

What is the Plot?

200

This man raised Tree Ear under a bridge.

Who is Crane Man?

200

This island is the setting of Lantern Bearers.

What is England?

200

This is the girl who befriends Wolf in Britain. She will eventually become his wife.

Who is Fritha?

200
The main character, Carl, has a younger brother who plots to overthrow their father. This is his name.

Who is Gobbo?

300

This is the problem which drives the plot of a story found toward its conclusion.

What is the Conflict?

300

This potter agreed to teach Tree Ear.

Who is Min?

300

After returning to England, Aquila joins this man in fighting the Saxons. 

Who is Ambrosius?

300

Wolf and his father travel with this missionary to Britain.

Who is St. Augustine of Kent?

300

Charlemagne is crowned on this feast day. 

What is Christmas?

400

This is one large event that changes the outcome of the entire story.

What is the Climax?

400

In the book, Tree Ear is sent by Min to this person of royal status. (Title)

Who is the emperor?


400

After his house is burned, Aquila was taken to this region.

What is Juteland?

400

This is the name of the kingdom in Britain where they went.

What is Kent?

400

This wife of Charlemagne is very disliked by the court.

Who is Fastrada?

500

This is the introduction of a story, where the author presents his characters in their setting and hints at the central conflict that will drive the story forward.

What is the Exposition? 

500

After the death of Crane Man, Min and his wife did this to Tree Ear.

What is adoption?

500

To form an alliance, Aquila marries his redheaded daughter who shares the same name with the leading female character in Beorn the Proud.

Who is Ness?

500

They are the king and queen of Kent.

Who are King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha?

500

Along with Carl these two sons also receive kingdoms from Charlemagne.

Who are Pepin and Louis?

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