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Analyzing Satire in Fiction Answers

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What is the best definition of the term "characterization”?

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the way an author presents a character to readers
B
the set of physical traits that describe a fictional character
C
the set of personality traits that describe a fictional character
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the way readers perceive a character based on the author’s description
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Which excerpt from "The Storyteller” best supports the theme that the purpose of stories is to entertain?

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“‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly.”
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“‘Why weren’t there any sheep?’ came the inevitable question arising out of that answer. “The aunt permitted herself a smile, which might almost have been described as a grin.”
C
“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.”
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“‘At any rate,’ said the bachelor, collecting his belongings preparatory to leaving the carriage, ‘I kept them quiet for ten minutes, which was more than you were able to do.’”
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Read the passage from "The Storyteller.”The children moved listlessly towards the aunt’s end of the carriage. Evidently her reputation as a storyteller did not rank high in their estimation.In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good, and made friends with every one on account of her goodness, and was finally saved from a mad bull by a number of rescuers who admired her moral character."Wouldn’t they have saved her if she hadn’t been good?” demanded the bigger of the small girls. It was exactly the question that the bachelor had wanted to ask."Well, yes,” admitted the aunt lamely, "but I don’t think they would have run quite so fast to her help if they had not liked her so much.”"It’s the stupidest story I’ve ever heard,” said the bigger of the small girls, with immense conviction."I didn’t listen after the first bit, it was so stupid,” said Cyril.The smaller girl made no actual comment on the story, but she had long ago recommenced a murmured repetition of her favourite line.

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The aunt expects the children to laugh at the story, but they do not.
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The children expect their aunt to tell a funny story, but she does not.
C
The children do not like the story, even though it is very interesting.
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The aunt tells a story with a moral, but the children ignore the lesson.
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What is the definition of situational irony?

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a situation in which an author makes fun of human flaws and imperfections
B
a situation in which the reader knows something the characters do not know
C
a situation in which what happens is the opposite of what was expected to happen
D
a situation in which a character says the opposite of what he or she really means
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Which instances of situational irony occur in the passage? Select two options.

A
The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, but he does not.
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The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, and he does.
C
The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not.
D
The aunt expects the boy to show interest in the sheep, and he does.
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The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not.
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How does characterization support satire? Select three options.

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It pokes fun at characters by placing them in extreme situations.
B
It makes fun of human weaknesses through humorous characters.
C
It exposes human flaws by exaggerating characters’ weaknesses.
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It reveals a gap between belief and reality by making characters unaware of their weaknesses.
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It ridicules socially acceptable behavior by showing how characters’ good intentions backfire.
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What evidence from "The Storyteller” supports the theme that pride goes before a fall? Select two options.

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“‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly.”
B
“‘Once upon a time,’ began the bachelor, ‘there was a little girl called Bertha, who was extraordinarily good.’“The children’s momentarily-aroused interest began at once to flicker; all stories seemed dreadfully alike, no matter who told them.”
C
“‘Was she pretty?’ asked the bigger of the small girls.“‘Not as pretty as any of you,’ said the bachelor, ‘but she was horribly good.’“There was a wave of reaction in favour of the story; the word horrible in connection with goodness was a novelty that commended itself. It seemed to introduce a ring of truth that was absent from the aunt’s tales of infant life.”
D
“‘Why weren’t there any flowers?’“‘Because the pigs had eaten them all,’ said the bachelor promptly. ‘The gardeners had told the Prince that you couldn’t have pigs and flowers, so he decided to have pigs and no flowers.’”
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“‘Unhappy woman!’ he observed to himself as he walked down the platform of Templecombe station; ‘for the next six months or so those children will assail her in public with demands for an improper story!’”
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Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller.""Why weren't there any flowers?”"Because the pigs had eaten them all,” said the bachelor promptly. "The gardeners had told the Prince that you couldn't have pigs and flowers, so he decided to have pigs and no flowers.”There was a murmur of approval at the excellence of the Prince's decision; so many people would have decided the other way.

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They are curious about what is in the garden.
B
They are pleased to learn that the prince chooses pigs over flowers.
C
They interrupt the bachelor just as much as they interrupt their aunt.
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They sometimes interrupt because they like the story they are being told.
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Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."The frown on the bachelor's face was deepening to a scowl. He was a hard, unsympathetic man, the aunt decided in her mind. She was utterly unable to come to any satisfactory decision about the grass in the other field.

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She tries hard to please others.
B
She observes the people around her.
C
She misinterprets the reactions of others.
D
She pays too much attention to others’ opinions.
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What evidence in "The Storyteller." best highlights the flaws in the aunt in order to create satire? Select three options.

A
“An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat.”
B
“In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good.”
C
“‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly.”
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“The aunt suppressed a gasp of admiration.”
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“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.”

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