Plot
Conflict
“Thank You, M’am”
Literary Terms
Random Review
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The exposition of the story (the beginning) introduces the characters, the _______________, and the basic situation.
What is the setting
100

What type of conflict is this (more specific than internal or external): Joe wants to be class president, but so does Kim.

What is character versus  character

100

What is the exposition of “Thank You, M’am”?

Mrs. Jones is walking alone on the street at night. 

100

The “time and place” of the story is called the...

What is: the setting

100

What term means “the series of events in a story”?

What is plot

200
The plot of a story is the sequence of events that show how the ______________ develops and is resolved. (Hint it has two main types and five sub-types)
What is the conflict
200

What type of conflict is this (more specific than internal or external): A hurricane destroys a family's home.

What is character versus nature

200

What part of the plot is the following: Mrs. Jones gives Roger $10, and he wishes he could’ve said more than “Thank you, m’am.”

Resolution

200

Hints about what will happen later in the story is known as...

What is foreshadowing

200
What is the struggle between two characters or between a character and an outside force called?
What is external conflict
300
The most exciting moment in the plot is called the __________________. It is the turning point where the story can go either way.
What is the climax
300

What type of conflict is this (more specific than internal or external): Sally wants to get a job, but the law says she's too young.

What is character versus society

300

What part of the plot is the following: Roger has the chance to run and has to decide if he’s going to stay or leave. 

Climax

300

A type of conflict that occurs inside the character (dealing with emotions, morality, faith)

What is Internal Conflict (or character vs. self)

300
The exposition explains what two key things?
What is the setting and main characters
400
During what part of the plot does the conflict wind down in intensity?
What is the falling action
400

What type of conflict is this (more specific than internal or external): Derek wants to go to college, but he's afraid of failing.

What is character vs. self

400

What part of the plot is the following: Mrs. Jones puts Roger in a chokehold and drags him to her house. 

Rising Action

400

List the first name of the protagonist in “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto. 

Who is: Victor

400

Name all five parts of plot (in order). 

What is: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution 

500

What is the last part of plot called when loose ends are tied up?

The resolution

500

Is the following an internal or external example: Rainsford battles his nerves on the island.

what is Internal

500

What is the falling action of “Thank You, M’am”?

Roger decides to stay with Mrs. Jones instead of running. They talk and she cares for him. 

500

What term is used to describe the character who works against the main character in the story (or the “bad guy”)?

Who is: the antagonist

500

Who wrote the story “Thank You, M’am”?

Langston Hughes 

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