
Short Fiction Test Review World Lit
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- Q1The steps the protagonist takes to reach the climax of the story (the largest part of the story).ConflictRising actionExpositionFalling Action30s
- Q2Something changes in the Protagonist's life, setting the story in motion.ConflictRising ActionClimaxResolution30s
- Q3Life for the protagonist finds a new normal and continues on an altered path.ClimaxFalling ActionExpositionResolution30s
- Q4The most exciting part of the story where the conflict must be faced.ClimaxFalling ActionResolutionConflict30s
- Q5This part of the story plot line introduces the setting, characters and the protagonists's life.Rising actionResolutionConflictExposition30s
- Q6Loose ends are tied up.ClimaxFalling ActionRising ActionResolution30s
- Q7Which part of the story plot line is the following: Eckles loses his nerve and runs away from the dinosaur.ClimaxConflictResolutionExposition45s
- Q8Which part of the story plot line is the following: Judson goes outside to grab his shoes but slips on an acorn, hits the back of his head, and falls unconscious.Falling action:ClimaxRising actionResolution45s
- Q9Which part of the story plot line is the following: A daughter listens sadly as her mother scolded her about what it means to be a proper woman.ConflictClimaxRising ActionExposition45s
- Q10Which part of the story plot line is the following: The husband overpowers the wife and leaves, taking the baby with him.ResolutionConflitClimaxFalling Action45s
- Q11Which part of the story plot line is the following: The guests at the dinner party are arguing whether or not women are past the stage of screaming when startled or scared. The Colonel claims that men have more self-control than women do.ClimaxRising ActionConflictFalling Action45s
- Q12Which part of the story plot line is the following: A husband, wife, and a babyExpositionResolutionClimaxConflict45s
- Q13The author of "A Sound of Thunder"William de MilleEdgar Allen PoeJamaica KincaidRay Bradbury30s
- Q14The author of "Ruthless"William de MilleJamaica KincaidMona GardnerRaymond Carver30s
- Q15The author of "Girl"Mona GardnerRay BradburyJamaica KincaidRaymond Carver30s