Short Story Unit Test Study Guide



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Short Story Unit Test Study Guide

Word Bank

complication metaphor plot

flashback prose stereotype

imagery exposition protagonist

setting foreshadowing genre

point of view first person antagonist

reconstructed past irony resolution

dynamic character climax simile

direct characterization external conflict projected future

omniscient static character conflict

short story internal conflict rising action

indirect characterization turning point third person

narrative physical aspect falling action

innocent eye character

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank.

1. A hint in the story about what is to come is called _______________________.

2. When the personality of a character in a story changes by the end of the story, the character is called a ______________ _________________.

3. Something that happens prior to the beginning of the story is called the _________________ _________.

4. The sequence of events is the ____________.

5. When a character represents an entire group of people it is called ___________________.

6. The time and place in which a story takes place is called the _________________.

7. Short stories, poetry, and drama are all examples of a particular ______________.

8. The first problem that sets up the motion of the story’s events is called the ___________________________.

9. When the narrator is a character in the story it is written in _________ __________.

10. The position from which an author writes his/her story is the _________ ______ __________.

11. A struggle between a person and someone or something else is an ______________ _______________.

12. Saying or writing one thing but meaning the exact opposite is called ___________.

13. The introduction of main characters, setting, time, and place is called the _____________________.

14. The author tells the reader what a character is like is an example of __________

___________________________.

15. The most exciting part of a story is the ____________.

16. When the complication is solved it is called the ____________________.

17. The character who opposes the primary character is called the ___________________.

18. A comparison between two things using “like” or “as” is a figure of speech called a ________________.

19. Words that appeal to the sense of touch, taste, sight, smell, or hearing is called ________________.

20. Anything that is written in sentences or paragraphs is called _____________.

21. The primary character in a story is called the _________________________.

22. A comparison without using “like” or “as” is called a _______________________.

23. Events likely to happen after the story ends are called the ___________________

_______________.

24. When a narrator is all knowing and tells the reader the thoughts and actions of all the characters it is called ________________________.

25. A plot sequence that looks back at something that occurred in the past is called a __________________.

Directions: Fill in the blanks, one letter at a time, with the correct word from the word bank.

26. type of literature: g ____ ____ ____ ____

27. 12,000 words or less: s ____ ____ ____ ____ s _____ ____ _____ ____

28. a story: n ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

29. written in sentences and paragraphs: p ____ ____ ____ ____

30. a sequence of events: p ____ ____ ____

31. things that happen prior to the beginning of the story:

r ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ p ____ ____ ____

32. introduction of the setting, time, place, and major characters:

e ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

33. a problem faced by the main character:

c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

34. psychological moment when the action goes in a different direction:

t ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ p ___ ___ ___ ___

35. all events leading to climax: r ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ a ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

36. events likely to happen after the story ends: p ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

f ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

37. a plot sequence that looks back at the past: f ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

38. a hint of what is yet to happen: f __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __

39. the opposite of what is expected: i ___ ___ ___ ___

40. a comparison using “like” or “as”: s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

41. words that appeal to the five senses: i ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

42. a comparison not using “like” or “as”: m ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

43. the position from which a story is told: p ___ ___ ___ ___ o __ v ___ ___ ___

44. the narrator is a character in the story: f ___ ___ ___ ___ p ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

45. when the narrator is a child in the story: i ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ e __ ___

46. narrator is all knowing: o ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

47. the narrator is outside the story: t ___ ___ ___ ___ p ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

48. a person in conflict with themselves: i ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

49. conflict between two characters: character vs. c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

50. conflict outside of a character: e ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

51. reader learns about a character’s personality based on information given by other characters in story:

i ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

52. characteristics about a character such as height, weight, hair, and eye color:

p ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ a ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

53. a character without a significant change in the story: s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

54. the central character of a story: p ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

55. events following the climax: f ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ a ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Know the following characters/ideas and their purpose/actions within their respective short stories. Write down details about each character/idea and his/her purpose/action below:

The Lady, or the Tiger?

1. Princess:

2. Courtier (lover):

3. King:

4. “Lady”:

5. “Tiger”:

6. Townspeople:

Before the End of Summer

1. Bennie Wilson:

2. Birdie Wilson:

3. Hannah:

4. Joe Bailey:

5. May Mathis:

6. Philomena Jones:

7. Dr. Frazier:

8. Miss Marion Fields:

A Summer’s Reading

1. George Stoyonovich:

2. Sophie:

3. Mr. Stoyonovich:

4. Mr. Cattanzara:

5. People in the neighborhood:

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