Analyzing Character, Theme, and Plot in Short Stories

Question 1

What is rising action in a story?

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a series of events that lead to the climax

Question 2

Which statement best describes the resolution of "Sleeping Beauty"?

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The Queen throws herself into the pit of reptiles.

Question 3

Which of these are part of a basic plot structure? Select three options.expositionclimaxcharacter motivationfalling actiontheme

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exposition; climax; falling action

Question 4

Which event is part of the exposition in "Cinderella"?

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An invitation to the prince’s ball arrives.

Question 5

Read the passage from "Little Red Riding Hood.” In this older version of the story, she is called "Little Red- Cap."The grandmother lived out in the wood, half a league from the village, and just as Little Red-Cap entered the wood, a wolf met her. Little Red-Cap did not know what a wicked creature he was, and was not at all afraid of him."Good day, Little Red-Cap,” said he."Thank you kindly, wolf.”"Whither away so early, Little Red-Cap?”"To my grandmother’s.” "What have you got in your apron?”"C

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rising action

Question 6

Which quotation from "Little Red Riding Hood" explains the theme?

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"As long as I live, I will never by myself leave the path, to run into the wood, when my mother has forbidden me to do so."

Question 7

By making inferences based on analysis of a character, the reader is able to determine a character's

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motivation.

Question 8

How does character motivation affect a story's plot?

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It helps move the plot forward.

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