Deck 3: The Language of Literary Conversations

Question 1

The terms used to describe elements of fiction works have been consistent over time and sources.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Identifying with a character is the same as hero worship.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Flat characters remain the same throughout the novel.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A round character is most often also a dynamic character.

Question 5

Fairy tales often have integral settings.

Question 6

An omniscient point of view uses the pronouns "I" and "me."

Question 7

Explicit themes are directly stated in the novel.

Question 8

Linear plots are basically chronological.

Question 9

Using literature for young adults to scaffold students' understanding of more complex classical or canonical works has become a well-established practice.

Question 10

Genre labels or categories are quick to change.

Question 11

A character who changes throughout a novel is considered __________.

A) Flat
B) Static
C) Dynamic
D) Round

Question 12

What is an integral setting?

A) It could be changed without altering the events of the story.
B) It cannot be changed without altering the events of the story.
C) It can be compared to a kind of screen that is pulled down behind a photographic subject.
D) It occurs in the future.

Question 13

Which of the following is a plot's most common conflict?

A) Interpersonal
B) Person against nature
C) Person against society
D) Person against government

Question 14

Where is the denouement found?

A) In an episodic plot
B) In a progressive plot
C) In an epilogue
D) In a dedication

Question 15

Which of the following is true of the second point of view?

A) It is often found in literature.
B) It has an omniscient narrator.
C) It is seldom found in literature.
D) It is the same as multiple view points.

Question 16

An image or words that go beyond a literal or concrete meaning to represent an abstract or figurative meaning is labeled __________.

A) Symbol
B) Tone
C) Allusion
D) Simile

Question 17

Which of the following is true of nonlinear plots?

A) They have an occasional flashback.
B) They can cause confusion about the order or direction of events.
C) They are chronological.
D) They are not found in literature for young adults.

Question 18

In what is the post modern attitude reflected?

A) The willingness to experiment in contemporary literature for young adults
B) The use of traditional literary terminology
C) The marketplace approach to genre
D) Futuristic series books

Question 19

Change statements are useful as an activity for the study of which of the following?

A) Setting
B) Perspective
C) Characters
D) Them e

Question 20

Reaction guides are a type of post-reading guide that is a useful activity for the study which of the following?

A) Theme
B) Setting
C) Plot
D) Characters