Short Story Lesson

The main character in a piece of literature is called the...

• Theme

• Character Foil

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

A character who actively creates opposition is called the...

• Theme

• Character Foil

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

One type of external conflict where the protagonist struggles against the antagonist (either as a single person or a small group of people) is called ____________________-.

• character vs. self

• character vs. society

• character vs. nature

• character vs. character

What is the action that builds suspense called?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

The message of the story is the . . .

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

When the narrator of the story is a character in the story it is written in the ___ point of view

• 1st person

• 3rd person

What is the turning point or decisive moment in a story? 

• climax

• minor event

• major event

• plot

What does first person refer to in a story?

• person telling the  story that heard it from someone else.

• Telling the story from the "I" point of view.

• The first person to eat.

• The person who got their homework done first.

Who is the Protagonist in a story?

• The minor character

• The main character

• The character against the main character

• None of the above

Who is the antagonist in a story?

• The minor character

• The main character

• The character against the main character

• None of the above