Test 1 (2nd Period)

What is inciting incident?

• setting and characters of the story
• where the story is wrapped up
• the part of the story where tension is the highest
• where the conflict is introduced

What is theme?

• message or moral of the story
• main idea
• summary of the story

What is the theme of “Button, Button?”

• greed has consequences
• fiction
• always push buttons
• always listen to your husband

What is an example of foreshadowing in “Button, Button?”

• when Arthur tells Norma “I don’t understand you”
• Norma hides the button
• Arthur and Norma arguing
• Norma calling Mr. Steward

Which is NOT an action that shows Arthur disapproves of the button unit?

• he gives the button back to Mr. Steward
• he leaves when he and Norma are arguing
• he rips Mr. Stewards business card
• he lies to Norma

What is foreshadowing?

• the use of clues or hints that may suggest what may happen later in the story
• telling about past events
• the use of friendship that suggests what may happen later in the story
• a shadow that haunts characters

What’s the climax of “Button, Button?”

• where the conflict is introduced
• the part of the story where tension is the highest
• the events that build tension
• the end of the story

What type of conflict is Norma presented with?

• character vs. character
• character vs. nature
• character vs. technology
• character vs. self

What is the inciting incident in “Button, Button?”

• when Mr. Steward tells Arthur and Norma that if they push the button, someone will dies but they’ll get money
• when Norma calls Mr. Steward
• when Arthur and Norma are arguing the first time
• when Norma hides the button in the cabinet

Which is NOT an external conflict?

• character vs. society
• character vs. nature
• character vs. technology
• character vs. self