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Study Guide for Unit One Exam - Short Stories
Please take the time to review the following items and elements for the Unit Test. You may cut and paste this in order to print; you may also download the file at the top of the page.
Short Story Unit Test Study Guide
Literary Terms – Make sure you are able to define AND apply them to the short stories.
1st person point of view:
2nd person point of view:
3rd person limited:
3rd person omniscient:
Antagonist:
Characterization:
Direct:
Indirect:
Climax:
Dramatic irony:
Dynamic character:
Dystopia:
Exposition:
Falling action:
Flat character:
Internal conflict:
Irony:
Mood:
Parody:
Plot:
Protagonist:
Resolution:
Rising action:
Round character:
Satire:
Setting:
Situational irony:
Static character:
Symbol:
Theme:
Utopia:
Verbal irony:
Short Stories Identify the author, characters, setting, and conflict(s) in the following stories:
“Gaston” “Harrison Bergeron”
“The Lady, or the Tiger?” “The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Necklace” “The Cask of Amontillado”
“The Gift of the Magi”
Possible Essay Topics – These are NOT the actual essay questions, just examples of the type that will be asked. Remember, you must provide SPECIFIC examples to help support what you are trying to say in the essay. I will not be expecting you to quote directly from the text, but be as specific as possible to provide evidence to back up your claim.
1. How do the actions of a particular story’s protagonist demonstrate the theme of the story they are in?
2. Does the change a protagonist undergoes demonstrate a story’s theme? How?
3. How does the conflict of the story affect the theme?
Please take the time to review the following items and elements for the Unit Test. You may cut and paste this in order to print; you may also download the file at the top of the page.
Short Story Unit Test Study Guide
Literary Terms – Make sure you are able to define AND apply them to the short stories.
1st person point of view:
2nd person point of view:
3rd person limited:
3rd person omniscient:
Antagonist:
Characterization:
Direct:
Indirect:
Climax:
Dramatic irony:
Dynamic character:
Dystopia:
Exposition:
Falling action:
Flat character:
Internal conflict:
Irony:
Mood:
Parody:
Plot:
Protagonist:
Resolution:
Rising action:
Round character:
Satire:
Setting:
Situational irony:
Static character:
Symbol:
Theme:
Utopia:
Verbal irony:
Short Stories Identify the author, characters, setting, and conflict(s) in the following stories:
“Gaston” “Harrison Bergeron”
“The Lady, or the Tiger?” “The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Necklace” “The Cask of Amontillado”
“The Gift of the Magi”
Possible Essay Topics – These are NOT the actual essay questions, just examples of the type that will be asked. Remember, you must provide SPECIFIC examples to help support what you are trying to say in the essay. I will not be expecting you to quote directly from the text, but be as specific as possible to provide evidence to back up your claim.
1. How do the actions of a particular story’s protagonist demonstrate the theme of the story they are in?
2. Does the change a protagonist undergoes demonstrate a story’s theme? How?
3. How does the conflict of the story affect the theme?