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A. Choose the answer that best completes each statement:

1. A ? ? ? major minor static dynamic        character is one whose attitude changes by the end of the story.

2. Fiction is a genre in which the characters and subjects are ? ? ? real imaginary factual angry

3. The person who is telling the story is the ? ? ? reader babysitter conflict narrator

4. The event, or turning point, that causes the conflict to start being resolved is the ? ? ? climax exposition resolution rising action

5. The moral message of the story is the ? ? ? plot setting theme character

6. A story in which the narrator uses the pronoun ? ? ? I he she it   is written from the first-person point of view.



B. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the five elements of Short Stories?

Answer: Characters, Plot, Point of View, Setting and Theme.

2. What is the order of events that make up the plot?

Answer: Exposition -> Rising Action -> Climax (turning point) ->Falling Action -> Resolution.

3. What is the difference between a major and minor character?

Answer: A major character is important to the plot of the story, a minor character is included in the story to highlight the major characters.

4. What kind of information does the setting give us?

Answer: The setting tells us where and when the story/events are taking place.  It gives us background information that we need to know as the story develops, and can give us hints about what might happen in the story.

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