AnswersCommon Core ELA 10 A - AberdeenAnalyzing Character, Theme, and Plot in Short Stories

Analyzing Character, Theme, and Plot in Short Stories Answers

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

A
exposition
B
climax
C
character motivation
D
falling action
E
theme
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Which quotation from "Little Red Riding Hood" explains the theme?

A
"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."
B
"But Red-Cap went joyously home, and no one ever did anything to harm her again."
C
"She is ill and weak, and they will do her good."
D
"He went straight to the grandmother’s bed."
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By making inferences based on analysis of a character, the reader is able to determine a character's

A
actions.
B
development.
C
theme.
D
motivation.
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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?”"Cake and wine; yesterday was baking-day, so poor sick grandmother is to have something good, to make her stronger.”"Where does your grandmother live, Little Red-Cap?”"A good quarter of a league farther on in the wood; her house stands under the three large oak-trees, the nut-trees are just below; you surely must know it,” replied Little Red-Cap.

A
climax
B
rising action
C
exposition
D
falling action
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Which event is part of the exposition in "Cinderella"?

A
The slipper fits Cinderella’s foot.
B
A fairy godmother appears to Cinderella.
C
The prince and Cinderella get married.
D
An invitation to the prince’s ball arrives.
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How would the end of the fairy tale "Cinderella" most likely change if the prince were not motivated to find the owner of the glass slipper?

A
The prince would marry one of Cinderella’s sisters.
B
Cinderella would continue to live a miserable life.
C
The prince would become impoverished, like Cinderella.
D
Cinderella would ask her stepmother to find the prince.
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How does character motivation affect a story's plot?

A
It clarifies the theme of the plot.
B
It offers inferences about the plot.
C
It determines the plot elements.
D
It helps move the plot forward.
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Read the passage from the old Chinese fairy-tale "The Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck.”But the beggar found his fortune, and at length became emperor. He returned and stood before his wife. She however, no longer recognized him: She only knew that he was the powerful emperor.He asked her how she were getting along."Why do you ask me how I am getting along?” she replied. "I am too far beneath your notice.”"And who may your husband be?”"My husband was a beggar. He went away to seek his fortune. That was eighteen years ago, and he has not yet returned.”"And what have you done during all of those long years?”"I have been waiting for him to return.”"Do you wish to marry someone else, seeing that he has been missing for so long?”"No, I will remain his wife until I die!”When the emperor saw how faithful his wife was, he told her who he was, had her clothed in magnificent garments, and took her with him to his imperial palace.

A
The humble are the mighty.
B
Good things come to those who wait.
C
Time enhances beauty.
D
Hard work results in good fortune.
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The reason a character thinks, feels, or acts a specific way is called

A
thematic development.
B
plot structure.
C
character motivation.
D
prior knowledge.
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The ________ of a story can be applied to other works of literature or to life.

A
setting
B
plot
C
theme
D
characters

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