Unit 1 Review - Short Stories

True or false: There is no difference between a short story and a novel.

• True

• False

The main literary elements (plot, characters, setting,...) are more _______________ in a short story.

• compressed

• expanded

A short story focuses on _________ major incident(s).

• one

• two

• three or more

The time and place in a short story is called the _____________.

• plot

• setting

• theme

True or false: A story can have only one character (protagonist) and still be a complete story.

• True

• False

This is the main character, around which the whole story revolves.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

"Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away" is an example of _________________.

• setting

• plot

• conflict

Good vs. evil, redemption, and courage and examples of ____________.

• themes

• conflicts

• characters

This character, or group of characters, often causes the conflict.

• Protagnist

• Antagonist

Which type of conflict is this: A character struggling to make a dicision.

• Person vs. person

• Person vs. self

• Person vs. society