Fast and Curious Fiction Review

All of the following traits describe a believable character except —

• behaving as actual people do

• lacking flaws and seeming to be perfect

• making decisions that readers can relate to

• expressing emotions that fit a situation

The setting of a story includes all of the following elements except —

• the location of the story

• people’s customs and activities

• the time period in which the action takes place

• the subject of the story

Which of the following sentences contains an example of a conflict?

• A man visits an old friend whom he hasn’t seen in years.

• Two children argue over who is the better tennis player.

• A woman goes to a store to buy groceries.

• A character delivers a speech to an audience.

What is the climax of a story?

• A hint about what will happen later in the story

• The turning point of the story when the protagonist confronts the opposing force (conflict), thus making it the most intense aspect of the plot

• The starting point of the story

• A conversation between two or more characters in the story

A character’s personal qualities are —

• usually revealed in the first paragraph of the story

• frequently an important part of the story’s setting

• always a reflection of the author’s personality

• often a major influence on what happens in the story

The plot of a story is the —

• author’s reason for writing the story

• moment when a character makes a discovery

• series of events in the story

• main idea of the story

The conflict in a story refers to —

• the reader’s uncertainty about what will happen next

• the starting point of the story

• a struggle between two opposing forces

• the outcome of the story

At the end of a story, a character’s problems are usually, but not always, —

• not important to the author’s point

• much more complicated than before

• left unexplained by the author

• solved in some way

Which of the following patterns describes the structure of most stories?

• Resolution, main events, conflict, climax

• Conflict, main events, climax, resolution

• Climax, conflict, main events, resolution

• Main events, resolution, conflict, climax

The theme Nothing is as important as a good friend could be communicated in a story through all of the following elements except a —

• description of a character who gives something up for a friend

• conversation in which a character seeks advice from a friend

• surprise party held by a character in honor of a friend

• situation in which a character is disloyal to an old, faithful friend