Elements of a short story plot

What is the main problem or challenge that characters face in a short story called?

• Setting

• Climax

• Conflict

• Resolution

Which part of a short story reveals the most intense point of the plot and often leads to a resolution?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Exposition

What term describes the events that occur after the climax, leading to the story's resolution?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Conflict

• Exposition

Where does a short story's setting typically include information about the time and place of the events?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Rising Action

What element of a short story provides background information about the characters, setting, and initial conflict?

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Which statement best explains why readers get a sense of satisfaction from the story’s resolution?

• Mrs. Jones has gotten revenge for the attempted robbery.

• Mrs. Jones will probably never have to see Roger again.

• Roger will soon start a new life as Mrs. Jones’s son.

• Roger has learned that he can be trusted and valued.

Which event in the rising action of “Thank You, M’am” helps increase tension in the story?

• Mrs. Jones walks down the street.

• Mrs. Jones drags Roger to her home.

• Mrs. Jones heats up food for supper.

• Mrs. Jones tells Roger about her job.

Which passage from “Thank You, M’am” is part of the story’s exposition?

• He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans.

• She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table.

• When she got to the door, she dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room….

• There was a long pause. A very long pause. After he dried his face and not knowing what else to do dried it again, the boy turned around….