Punctuation
Short Stories
Plot
Elements of S.S.
Parts of Speech
100
The symbol that comes at the end of a complete sentence.
A period.
100
What is the full name of the father in the story called "The Father" by Hugh Garner?
John Purcell
100
What is the beginning part of a story called?
The introduction
100
The story takes place in Germany 1942 during WWII. What element of short story does this describe?
Setting
100
dog
Common Noun
200
This punctuation mark tells you that you need to pause briefly before continuing.
Comma
200
What was the setting of the story "Earthquake" by Jack Hodgins?
A farm.
200
What do we call the mest exciting part of the story?
The climax
200
A character that changes throughout the story is called what?
Dynamic
200
answer
verb
300
These punctuations marks indicate that something is being said.
Quotation marks
300
What was the gender of the baby in "Little Things" by Raymond Carver?
Male
300
What comes after the introduction?
the intial incident or the rising action
300
"Little Things" by Raymond Carver shows which type of conflict?
Man vs Man
300
he
pronoun
400
This punctuation mark is used to join words.
Hyphen -
400
In "The Father", what epiphany does the father have at the end of the story?
That it is all his fault.
400
What is the purpose of the denoument?
The wrap up loose ends and provide a conclusion to the story.
400
The main idea of a story.
Theme
400
is
verb
500
Where could a semi colon fit in the following sentence: The little boy walked his dog around the block the dog's name is Max.
The little boy walking his dog around the block; the dog's name is Max.
500
What is the couple in the story "Hills like White Elephants" arguing about?
The girl having an abortion.
500
Define "plot".
The events that make up a story.
500
What kind of narrator offers facts with no emotion.
Onmiscient objective.
500
quickly
adverb