Against the Clock
Fiction Review
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Directions
It’s time to review the literary terms from
the fiction unit!
This game contains a series of eight
questions. You will have twenty seconds to race
against the clock and answer each question
correctly.
Good Luck! Don’t let the clock beat you!
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Question 1
What is the term for the central idea or
perception about life that is revealed
through a literary work?
subject
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themetopic
theme
mood
Question 2
Charlie Gordon in the story “Flowers for
Algernon” is which type of character?
protagonist
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minor
protagonist
antagonist
character
static
character
Question 3
Cynthia Rylant’s “Checkouts” is told from
which point of view?
third-person
omniscient
second
person
third-person
limited
third-person omniscient
first person
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Question 4
What do you call the point at which the
central conflict is ended?
climax
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exposition
resolution
rising action
resolution
Question 5
What is the term for a force that moves a
character to think, feel, or behave in a
certain way?
action
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motivation
motivation
mood
characterization
Question 6
The story “Flowers for Algernon” is which type
of popular fiction?
mystery
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science
fiction
horror
science
fiction
western
Question 7
Which type of character is threedimensional and seems to have all the
complexities of an actual human being?
static
character
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dynamic
character
flat
character
round character
round
character
Question 8
In Duane BigEagle’s “The Journey,” the struggle is
between the main character and a mysterious
illness. Which type of conflict does this
represent?
conflict with
nature
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conflict with
character
conflict with
society
conflict with nature
conflict with
self
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