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Which quotation from "The Story of the Fisherman” in The Arabian Nights Entertainments supports the theme that cleverness trumps wrath?

A
“Vexed with having such a bad haul, when he had mended his nets, which the carcase of the ass had broken in several places, he threw them a second time.”
B
“‘O Fortune,’ he cried, ‘do not trifle thus with me, a poor fisherman, who can hardly support his family!’”
C
“At last I grew angry at being captive for so long, and I vowed that if anyone would release me I would kill him at once.”
D
“That vase could not contain one of your feet even, and how could your whole body go in? I cannot believe it unless I see you do the thing.”
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Which statement best describes the resolution of "Sleeping Beauty"?

A
Aurora turns 16.
B
The prince rescues Aurora.
C
The Queen throws herself into the pit of reptiles.
D
Maleficent casts a spell.
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What is rising action in a story?

A
a series of events that lead to the climax
B
the introduction of the main characters
C
a series of events that unfold after the climax
D
the culmination of conflict in the story
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What details from a story best help develop the theme?

A
readers' prior knowledge
B
the author's motivations for writing
C
descriptions of time and place
D
character motivation and plot
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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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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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Read the passage from Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Princess and the Pea.”Then [the Queen] took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses.On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept."Oh, very badly!” said she. "I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It’s horrible!”Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds.Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess; and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it.There, that is a true story.

A
“Then [the Queen] took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea.”
B
“In the morning she was asked how she had slept.”
C
“‘Oh, very badly!’ said she. ‘I have scarcely closed my eyes all night.’”
D
“So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess.”
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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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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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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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