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On Top of the World
All Downhill From Here
100

This is where the story (and plot mountain) being.

What is Exposition?

100

This is the portion of Plot Mountain where the reader is introduced to the setting and characters.

What is Exposition?


Note: "background info" is not an acceptable response because it is not a "portion of plot mountain"

100

This is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension.

What is Rising Action?

100

During this turning point in plot mountain is always related to conflict.

What is climax?

100

This portion of plot mountain begins to tie up loose ends.

What is Falling Action?

200

This general type of information is provided during the exposition.

What is background information?

200

These two details make up the Setting of a story.

What are time and place?

200

This is typically the longest portion of a story.

What is Rising Action?

200

This is often the most exciting part of a story.

What is the climax?

200

These are the portions of plot mountain that occur immediately before and after the Falling Action.

What are the climax and the resolution

300

In a Superman movie, we will certainly meet this character during the exposition.

Who is Superman or the protagonist?

300

This is the issue or problem that drives the story forward.

What is Conflict?

300

These two related turning points in the story are found at either end of the Rising Action.

What are conflict and crisis?

300

The climax occurs near this portion of the story.

What is the end?

300

This is the portion of plot mountain where the story achieves closure.

What is the Resolution?

400

The introduction of this element causes the exposition to transition into rising action.

What is conflict?

400

This literary term refers to a story's main character.

What is Protagonist?


400

Characters struggle to do this during Rising Action.

What is solve the problem or conflict?

400

These two phases of plot mountain come after the climax.

What are falling action and resolution?

400

Resolution is sometimes also referred to by this French term.

What is dénouement?

500

These two categories of information make up most of the background provided during the Exposition.

What are Setting and Characters?

500

A story's villain is also known by this literary term.

What is Antagonist?

500

The wolf does this twice during the Rising Action of "The Three Little Pigs"

What is blows a little pigs house down and/or eats a little pig?

500

In the climax of the novel The Outsiders, nearly every character takes part in this event/activity.

What is the Rumble?

500

During the resolution of The Outsiders, we Ponyboy wrote the story we're reading for this reason.

What is a school assignment?