Plot Diagram and Literary Terms Quiz

What creates anxious curiosity?

• foreshadowing

• irony

• mood

• suspense

What is the most exciting part of the story?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Conflict

What is setting?

• The time and place of the story

• When two opposing forces meet

• The main characters of the story

• The series of events in a story.

What is the resolution for the short story "Charles"?

• Laurie's mother is able to go to the PTA meeting.

• Laurie's mother meets Charles's mother.

• Laurie's mother realizes that Charles does not exist.

• Laurie introduces his mother to Charles.

When do we meet characters and are introduced the setting of a story?

• in the climax.

• at the beginning of the rising action.

• in the exposition.

• in the resolution.

What is the conflict of "Charles"?

• Laurie's mom does not like Charles's mom.

• Laurie is behaving like Charles.

• Laurie's sister is behaving like Charles.

• Laurie's dad lost his job.

What is a character's motivation?

• Why he/she does what he/she does.

• two opposing forces.

• hints or clues that lead to a certain outcome.

• anxious curiosity.

What is the mood of a story?

• Why he/she does what he/she does.

• How you feel about a story.

• The feelings/spirits/tone of the story that the author wants you to feel.

• anxious curiosity.

What inference can we make about Charles?

• Laurie made him up.

• He lives near the school.

• The teacher is his mother.

• He is too old for Kindergarten.

What is foreshadowing?

• Using logic to come to a conclusion.

• Hints or clues that suggest a certain outcome.

• An outcome of events that are contrary to what one might have thought.

• The feelings/spirits/tone that move through a story.