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Short Story Test Guide
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11/08/2005

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What does 'plot' mean?
Definition
sequence of events in a short story.
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What does 'conflict' mean?
Definition
A dilemma felt by one or more of the characters.
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What does 'exposition' mean
Definition
situation described by the author before the conflict is introduced.
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What does 'inciting incident' mean
Definition
the event which introduces the central conflict.
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What does 'rising action' mean?
Definition
The sequence of events through which the conflict is developed.
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What does 'climax' mean?
Definition
The moment in the plot when the central conflict is resolved.
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What does 'Denouement' mean?
Definition
The events of the plot occuring after the climax.
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What does 'characterization' mean?
Definition
Description of the [personality traits of each character.
Term
Characterization may be revealed in five ways.

What are these five ways?
Definition
1. By description from author
2. By what a character says
3. By what a character does
4. By what a character thinks
5. By what other characters say about him or her
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what does 'theme' mean?
Definition
The main and underlying idea found the work.
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The theme cannot be a ________.
Definition
moral
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What does 'irony' mean?
Definition
The contrast between what appears to be and what really is.
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What is 'situational irony'?
Definition
The opposite of what we expect happens.
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What is 'dramatic irony'?
Definition
When the reader knows more about the situation than the character.
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What is 'verbal irony'?
Definition
What the character says is the opposite of the actual meaning.
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What does 'point of view' mean?
Definition
The perspective from which the story is told
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What is First Person?
Definition
The story is told by a character in the story?
Term
Mr. Weaver is from what story?
Definition
The Landlady
Term
Sandra is from what story?
Definition
Broken Chain
Term
Mr. White is from what story?
Definition
Monkey's Paw
Term
In the Affaire, the antagonist is the _______.
Definition
gum
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What is Omniscient?
Definition
The narrator is all knowing. The narrator is outside the story and can explain the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
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What is Third Person Limited?
Definition
The narrator is outside the story and can explain the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
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What is Third Person Objective?
Definition
The story is told by the narrator outside the story who cannot directly explain the thoughts and feelings of any character.
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what does 'setting' mean?
Definition
the time and place of work.
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What is a protagonist?
Definition
The main character in the story.
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What is an antogonist?
Definition
The chief rival of the antogonist.
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What does 'mood' mean?
Definition
The general atmosphere in a literary work.
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What does tone mean?
Definition
The authors stated or implied attitude toward a subject or audience.
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What does Foreshadowing mean?
Definition
The use of hints, clues, indications about the future action of the story.
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What are the two types of conflicts?
Definition
internal and external.
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The character Katherine is from what story?
Definition
Pattern of love.
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Who is the author for Pattern of Love?
Definition
Irwin Shaw
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