FRONT DESK LITERARY ELEMENTS

Which of these character type combinations is NOT possible?

• round and static

• flat and dynamic

• round and dynamic

• static and dynamic

Which characters are ROUND?

• Jason and Mr. Yao

• Mia and Jason

• Lupe and Hank

• Mia and Lupe

What type of conflict is INTERNAL?

• man vs. self

• man vs. nature

• man vs. man

• man vs. society

What is true about THEME?

• Theme is one word

• Theme is a topic

• Theme never mentions character names

• Theme can be identified anywhere in the story

Mia arguing with the police officer about Hank is what type of conflict?

• man vs. man

• man vs. self

• man vs. society

• man vs. nature

Which character is FLAT and DYNAMIC?

• Mia

• Hank

• Lupe

• Mr. Yao

IDENTIFY the fig lang: "Everyone knows prices in America are a million times more expensive than in China..."

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

"Lupe decided to give Jason a piece of her mind."

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Which characters are STATIC?

• Mr. Yao and Mrs. Tang

• Jason and Mia

• Cousin Shen and Billy Bob

• Hank and Mia

Pick a possible theme for Front Desk...

• Family

• Mia Tang is a great upstander

• Overcoming obstacles is challenging, yet rewarding

• Front Desk shows readers racism is wrong