"Black Cowboy, Wild Horses"

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What is the Rising Action of a story?

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The events that show the conflict beginning and getting more tense.

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What is the definition of milled?

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Moved around in a disorganized way.

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Which of these is NOT an event in the Rising Action of 'Black Cowboy, Wild Horses'?

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Bob and Warrior fight the stallion for control of the herd.

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What is the Falling Action of 'Black Cowboy, Wild Horses'?

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Bob and Warrior lead the herd back to the ranch after taking over.

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Use skittered correctly in a sentence.

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When I dropped my pencil, it skittered out of reach.

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What is the definition of a protagonist?

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The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.

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What does the term 'conflict' mean in literature?

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A struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message conveyed by the story.

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What does 'foreshadowing' mean?

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Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.