Literary Text Structure Test
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- Q1It was told from third person omniscient which allows the narrator to show all characters' thoughts and actions. What is the question?What POV was "The Lottery" told from?30s
- Q2Foreshadowing is the answer. What is the question?What type of suspense is usually used in third person omniscient POV such as "The Lottery?"30s
- Q3Death and tradition is the answer. What is the question?What did the rocks and pebbles symbolize in "The Lottery?"30s
- Q4Life is the answer. What is the question?What did the white paper with no black dot symbolize?30s
- Q5The answer is: Maybe people should question their tradition. What is the question?What would be the best theme Shirley Jackson probably intended for "The Lottery?"30s
- Q6The answer is: man vs. society because Tessie was opposed to The Lottery drawing when her name was drawn. What is the question?What would be the main conflict in "The Lottery?"30s
- Q7The answer is: The beauty of a summer day, the laughter of children combined with stoning a person to death. What is the question?What would be a good explanation of Juxtaposition in "The Lottery?"30s
- Q8The answer is: plot, characterization, point of view, flashback, foreshadowing, theme, symbolization, juxtaposition, etc. What is the question?What are the different elements of literary text structure?30s
- Q9The answer is: Flashback is when a character remembers something from the past and shares the details with the reader. Foreshadowing are hints from the narrator that something important will happen. What is the question?What is the difference between flashback and foreshadowing?30s
- Q10The answer is: Since the story is told by a character, it is easier for them to share their memories as well. What is the question?Why are flashbacks used mostly when a story is told in first person POV?30s
- Q11The answer is: First person POV by the main character Katniss Everdeen. What is the question?What POV was Hunger Games told in?30s
- Q12The answer is: The character tells the story as they live it or as they remembered it happening, so foreshadowing isn't as necessary. What is the question?Why is there less foreshadowing told in a story from first person POV?30s
- Q13The answer is: rebellion and death. What is the question?What did the Hunger Games symbolize?30s
- Q14The answer is: The reaping of children was held in the town square that was decorated as a festivity. What is the question?What was the juxtaposition in The Hunger Games?30s
- Q15The answer is: Both demonstrate the power of tradition and the effects they have on individuals no matter how bizarre or illogical. Both depict the incredible power of tradition. What is the question?How are the two stories parallel (similar)?30s