The Big Break - Story PLot

Which is NOT part of the problem in the story?

• Jeffrey very much wants the part he and Brad are auditioning for.

• Brad may be more suitable for the part than Jeffrey.

• In the past, Brad has discouraged Jeffrey’s acting ambitions.

• Jeffrey played a talking stone in a kindergarten class play.

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What is the suspense in this story?

• Will Brad be willing to take Jeffrey to the audition?

• Will Jeffrey learn his lines quick enough?

• Will Brad get the part that Jeffrey wants?

• Has Brad been critical of Jeffrey?

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Jeffrey seems to be the kind of person who

• knows what he wants and works hard to get it

• doesn’t want to share his success with anyone else.

• always wants to look older than his real age.

• is too shy to just “be himself” with others.

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Which plot details establish that acting is very important to Jeffrey?

• From the moment in kindergarten when he heard the applause and took his bows, Jeffrey wanted to be an actor.

• Jeffrey read the newspapers and magazines of the acting business.

• Jeffrey liked everything about acting--except for his brother’s comments about it.

• All of the above.

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This is the turning point in a story; it is the most intense or emotional part of the story!

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

• resolution

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Which element of plot introduces the characters and the setting of the story?

• climax

• resolution

• rising action

• exposition

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The end of the story is called the ______.

• resolution

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

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The problem faced by the main character is developed during the ______________.

• falling action

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

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A _______ is a struggle that a character has to work through or solve.

• sequence

• conflict

• solution

• theme

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What happens right after the climax?

• resolution

• exposition

• transition

• falling action

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