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English 9: Character

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  • Q1
    Define Characterization
    The way readers use clues in the story to decide what kind of person a character is .
    The way writers create characters in a story.
    The way writers tell readers directly what a character is like.
    The reasons behind a character's actions and feelings.
    60s
  • Q2
    Define direct characterization.
    The way writers create characters in a story.
    The way writers tell readers directly what a character is like.
    The reasons behind a character's actions and feelings.
    The way readers use clues in a story to decide what kind of person a character is.
    60s
  • Q3
    Define indirect characterization.
    The reasons behind a character's actions and feelings.
    The way readers use clues in the story to decide what kind of person a character is.
    The way writers create characters in a story.
    The way writers tell readers directly what a character is.
    60s
  • Q4
    Define protagonist.
    A character who is not fully developed in the story.
    The main character in a story.
    A character who is fully developed, just as a person in actual life.
    The character that the main character struggles against.
    60s
  • Q5
    Define antagonist.
    A character who is fully developed, just as a person is in actual life.
    The main character in a story.
    The character that the main character struggles against.
    A character who is not fully developed in the story.
    60s
  • Q6
    Define motivations.
    Careful about what one says or does.
    To set free or let go.
    The reason behind a character's actions and feelings.
    Loud enough to hear.
    60s
  • Q7
    Define flat character.
    A character who is fully developed, just as a person in actual life is.
    A character who is not fully developed in the story.
    A character who does not change during the story.
    A character who changes during the story.
    60s
  • Q8
    Define round character.
    A character who changes during the story.
    A character who does not change during the story.
    A character who is fully developed, just as a person is in actual life.
    A character who is not fully developed in the story.
    60s
  • Q9
    Define dynamic character.
    A character who changes during the story.
    A character who is fully developed, just as a person in actual life.
    A character who does not change during the story.
    A character who is not fully developed in the story.
    60s
  • Q10
    Define static character.
    A character who is not fully developed in the story.
    A character who does not change during the story.
    A character who is fully developed, just as a person is in actual life.
    A character who changes during the story.
    60s
  • Q11
    Define dialogue.
    The conversation characters have with other characters.
    To set free or let go.
    Surprising news or a discovery.
    Something that is loud enough to hear.
    60s
  • Q12
    Define first person narration.
    Being careful about what one says or does.
    A story told by an "I" narrator, whom is a character in the story.
    Something told loud enough to hear.
    The conversation characters have with other characters.
    60s
  • Q13
    Define inference.
    To set free or let go.
    Weak or easily broken
    An educated guess or a guess based on good evidence.
    A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.
    60s
  • Q14
    What is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word?
    Lilt
    Barren
    Inference
    Synonym
    60s
  • Q15
    What is a word meaning to set free or let go?
    Lilt
    Maneuver
    Barren
    Release
    60s

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