What is any person, animal, or thing that is involved in the action of a piece of literature.
100
Define flashback.
What is a device used in literature to visit the past, usually told as a memory.
100
Define foreshadowing.
What is a hint as to what is about to happen in the story.
200
What is the introduction of a story.
What is the beginning of the story; characters and setting are introduced.
200
What is man vs. self?
What is a conflict experienced within a character.
200
Who or what were the main characters in the story "The People From the Third Planet?"
What is the Aliens.
200
Define setting.
What is the time and place in which a story occurs.
200
Why does the Mother Goose Madman send packages to Julia?
What is because he was angry at her for sending a rejection letter to his sick wife. He thought the "mean" letter was one of the reasons his wife died.
300
What is the rising action.
What is the part of the story where the conflict is introduced to the reader leading up to the climax of the story.
300
The different types of external conflict.
What is character vs. character, character vs. society, character vs. nature
300
How did Julia's character develop in the story "The Mother Goose Madman?"
What is she changed from a quiet, closed off person to a much nicer individual at the end of the story.
300
Define point of view.
What is the perspective from which the story is narrated.
300
Compare the main characters from "Seventh Grade" and "Stolen Day".
What is Victor from "Seventh Grade" and the narrator from "Stolen Day" both try to get attention.
400
Define climax.d
What is the high point of action in a story.
400
Identify the conflict as internal or external.
The Old Boy (from the Getaway) and the two men who came into the diner for directions.
What is external (character vs. character)
400
Define the character of the King in the story "The Lady or the Tiger"?
What is a character that is reckless and wants to play games for his own enjoyment.
400
Define protagonist.
What is the main character in a story.
400
What is the lesson that the Old Boy teaches us?
What is it teaches us not to judge people based on how they look.
500
Define falling action.
What is the events of the story between the climax and the resolution. Significant changes are evident in the protagonist.
500
Identify the following as either internal or external conflict.
Julia (In the Mother Goose Madman) does not act friendly towards her co-workers since her husband died.
what is internal conflict?
500
How the readers minds change about the Old Boy character in "The Getaway"
What is the character twist in the Old Boy from "The Getaway" because we think he is dumb and he is actually quite clever.
500
Define antagonist.
What is the person or force against whom the protagonist struggles.
500
The lesson Lemon Brown teaches Greg in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown".
What is she should be nicer to people around her because you never know how your actions will affect others.