CRM 3.2 Review

The theme of a piece of literature is the same as its ...

• message
• significance
• subject
• meaning

• Necessity is the mother of invention.
• Don't steal.
• Respect your elders.
• Slowly but surely wins the race.

An author usually does not state the theme in the story. You must use clues and infer his idea.

• True
• False

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

There was a ragged old woman following behind me as I walked down each aisle.  She had a strange look on her face, as her missing teeth distorted her smile.  I rushed to try to avoid her, as I was a little nervous about what she might do.  Come to find out, I dropped some money and she was trying to return it to me.

• Old people are always mean
• don't judge a book by its cover
• you should be aware of others
• it takes courage to stand up to bullies

What is an unreliable narrator?

• A narrator who accurately tells the events of a story

• A narrator in the story who does not tell the events of the story accurately

• A narrator who tells how every character feels in a story

• A narrator who only explains one thing.

An unreliable narrator can be all the following EXCEPT

• Incapable of telling the truth due to mental capabilities

• Under the influence of a substance

• Distorted due to mental disorders

• Extremely trustworthy

What is the meaning of point of view?

• Point of view describes when and where a story takes place.

• Point of view describes the conflict in the story.

• Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told or who is telling the story

• Point of view describes the turning point of the story.

The narrator is the...

• person telling the story

• main character in the story

• enemy of the main character

• person listening to the story

A narrator who perceives and/or presents the events of a story in a way that is skewed or disconnected from the real world (as portrayed in the story) is...

• unreliable

• reliable

• insane

• ironic