Short Story Exam Review Game

A study of literary devices

Rules and Procedures• Each team picks a first player.• That player writes his/her answer to the question on the

dry erase board.• He/She then holds the dry erase board above his/her head.• The first person to raise his/her board with the correct

answer wins a point for that team.• Teammates can give the player suggestions; however, this

must be done quietly. Teachers’ voices should always be able to be heard.

• Play rotates around the table to the right.• Everyone must participate.

Breaking the rules will result in the loss of team points.

Would the following character be major or minor?

Kate’s friend Patrick

Minor character

Which type of characterization is displayed below?

Ed Johnson scratched his head in confusion as the sales rep explained Dralco’s newest engine performance diagnostic computer. The old mechanic hated modern electronics, preferring the old days when all he needed was a stack of manuals and a good set of tools.

Direct characterization.

Which is not a point of view that we studied in class?– First person– Second person– Third person limited– Third person objective

Second person

Which type of conflict is displayed below, internal or external?

“His hands never quite make it to Melvin. In a move of pure poetry, Priscilla has Monk in a hammerlock. His neck’s popping like gunfire, and his head’s bowed under the immense weight of her forearm.” – “Priscilla and the Wimps

External conflict

Which type of characterization is displayed below?

“That Ed Johnson,” said Anderson, watching the old mechanic scratch his head in confusion as the sales rep explained Dralco’s newest engine performance diagnostic computer. “He hasn’t got a clue about modern electronics. Give him a good set of tools and a stack of yellowing manuals with a carburetor needing repair, and he’d be happy as a hungry frog in a fly-field.”

Indirect characterization

What is the following an example of?

Sarcasm.

Verbal irony

From which point of view is the following told?

The girl walked up the quiet hillside. In the top of the maple tree, the cardinal tipped his

head back and drew breath to sing. A dead branch cracked on the ground below the bird's perch.

The man stepped on the branch and rattled the blades of grass as he moved behind the tree. He watched the girl come up the hillside toward him.

Her gaze shifted quickly and warily from one shadowy area high on the slope to another, and she shuddered.

Third person objective

How would we classify the following character?

We know that Murphy has bad luck. He offers us many examples. We also get to see what he thinks during the time he is practicing with Tiffany as well as what happens at and after the performance.

Round character

What do we call the following?

The beginning of a story when we learn information about characters, setting and the basic situation?

exposition

From which point of view is the following told?

As she walked up the hill, she realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. There was no sound from the cardinal who she so often heard singing from the top of the maple tree. She thought she saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when she looked again it was gone. Nevertheless, she shuddered as she felt a silent threat pass over her. It felt like a cloud creeping over the sun.

Third person limited

What do we call the following?

The series of added conflicts that increases the suspense in a story.

Rising action or complication

What is the following an example of?

In a piece of literature or drama, when something happens that you do not expect to happen.

Situational irony

Which type of conflict is displayed below, internal or external?

In “What’s the Worst that Could Happen,” Murphy Murphy had a difficult time admitting that he had a crush on Tiffany.

Internal Conflict

What do we call the following?

The point in the story where the fate of the main character is determined.

Climax

How would you classify the following character?

No one really knows much about Melvin. We do know that he gets bullied by Monk and the Kobras, but we don’t know much beyond that.

Flat and/or static

Would the following character be major or minor?

Monk Klutter

Major character

What is the following an example of?

In literature and drama, when the audience knows something that a character or characters do not know.

Dramatic irony

Who is the protagonist in “Squid Girl?”

Sierra

Would the following character be major or minor?

Kate the Great

Major character

Who is the antagonist in “Priscilla and the Wimps?”

Monk Klutter

The author’s attitude toward his subject matter is called _________________.

Tone

How would we classify this character?

After his conversations with his father about his dad’s involvement in Viet Nam, Terry realizes that there is a reason for his dad’s behavior and that he does not need to be embarrassed by his dad’s actions any longer.

Dynamic character

The emotions or feelings associated with a word is called its ____________.

Connotation

A word’s dictionary definition is called its _________________.

Denotation

The message about life conveyed in a literary work is called _____________.

Theme

From which point of view is the following passage told?

As I walked up the hill, I realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. There was no sound from the cardinal who was nearly always singing from the top of the maple tree. I thought I saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when I looked again it was gone. Still, I shuddered as I felt a silent threat pass over me like a cloud over the sun.

First person

What do we call the following?

When the conflict is finally resolved.

Resolution

Would the following character be major or minor?

Terry’s mother

Minor character

From which point of view is the following told?

As the girl walked up the hill, she realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. The cardinal tipped his head back and drew breath to sing, but just as the first note

passed his beak he heard the crack of a dead branch far below his perch high in the maple tree. Startled, he looked down, cocking his head to one side and watching with great interest while the man rattled the blades of grass as he tried to hide himself behind the tree.

As the man saw her start up the hill, he moved quickly into the shelter of the huge old maple tree. If she saw him now, everything would be ruined.

She thought she saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when she looked again it was gone.

The man thought if he could stay hidden until she came within range, she'd have to talk to him. Wouldn't she?

The girl shuddered as she felt a silent threat pass over her. It felt like a cloud creeping over the sun.

Third person omniscient

If a reader doesn’t know the definition of a word, what can that reader do to guess at a definition?

Use context clues

What do we call the following?

The action that immediately follows the climax.

The falling action

About the test…

• You may use any notes/handouts you have as resources on this exam.

• You need to be organized – there won’t be time to look.

• Since this is an open-note test, you may not take more than one class period to take the test.

• This presentation with a list of terms as the last slide are available on the blue team homework page.

Literary terms

• Characters– Direct/indirect

characterization– Protagonist/antagonist– Major/minor– Flat/round– Static/ dynamic

• Plot diagram and all of its parts

• Connotation and denotation

• Conflict – external and internal

• Irony– Situational– Dramatic– Verbal

• Tone• Theme• Point of view

– First person– Third person limited,

objective, omniscient