Why is the suspense in a horror story greater than in other stories?
What Is the Horror Genre? TEST

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Horror writers are better at creating suspense than other writers.
Readers know from the start that something bad is going to happen.
Characters in horror stories are scarier than characters in other stories.
There is tension because monsters in horror stories do unexpected things.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the most unlikely setting for a horror story?
an isolated road
a bright beautiful park
a dark basement
an old attic
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In horror stories, readers expect a strong connection between
story events and setting
characters and the narrator
plot and dialogue
author's style and characters
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author's purpose for writing this literary criticism is to
define a genre
categorize a specific story
analyze an author's technique
compare and contrast types of literature
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the author, which is not a way to categorize horror stories?
theme
subjects
source of horror
setting
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A quest is a
loss
promise
question
search
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Places that are parrallel
are similar in some ways
are many miles apart
come together at some point
are below ground
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