1. Q2-1 (5.0 points)
The purpose of narrative writing is to tell stories.
*a. True
b. False
2. Q2-2 (5.0 points)
A factual story
a. offers only one particular real event.
b. works mostly from fictional elements, but is presented
as a factual event.
c. has a list of facts provided throughout a narrative for
cross-reference.
*d. is based on-and faithful to-actual events as they
happened in real life.
3. Q2-3 (5.0 points)
An example of a fictional story is a
a. short story
b. an autobiography
c. novel
*d. a and c only
4. Q2-4 (5.0 points)
Most narratives are conveyed in
*a. chronological order
b. spatial order
c. order of importance
5. Q2-5 (5.0 points)
Chronological order is a method of organization that arranges
ideas according to physical characteristics of appearance.
a. True
*b. False
6. Q2-6 (5.0 points)
The four basic components of a narrative are:
a. sensory details, spatial order, conflict, and theme
b. chronological order, conflict, character, and plot
*c. plot, characters, conflict, and theme
d. plot, chronological order, character, and spatial order
7. Q2-7 (5.0 points)
The three "true close encounters" that John Hodgman offers in
"Aliens, Love-Where are They?" are (in order of their
appearance):
*a. Ocean City, NJ with an elderly couple; Brookline, MA
with a girl in a movie theater; Faro, Portugal with a
girlfriend.
b. New York, NY with some friends on top of a building; Los
Angeles, CA at the theater; Roswell, NM at the alien space
center.
c. Atlanta, GA with some friends; In an airplane on the way
to Roswell, NM to find aliens; New York, NY at the Statue
of liberty with a girlfriend.
d. All in Roswell, NM, where alien sightings happen and are
recorded.
8. Q2-8 (5.0 points)
Hodgman's story is intended to be:
a. serious
b. heartbreaking
*c. humorous
d. educational
9. Q2-9 (5.0 points)
In Emmanuel Jal's "The Music of a War Child", Jal states: "I'm
doing this because of an old lady in the village now, who have
lost her children. There is no newspaper to cover her pain; and
what she wants to change in this society. And I'm doing it for a
young man who wants to create a change and has no way to project
his voice because he can't write. Or there is no Internet, like
Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, for them to talk." This statement is
an example of:
a. chronological order
b. theme
c. plot
*d. author's purpose
10. Q2-10 (5.0 points)
"Should I continue to hate, or let it go" in "The Music of a War
Child" is an example of:
a. character
b. plot
*c. conflict
d. theme
11. Q2-11 (5.0 points)
Jal's narrative is unique in that it uses what other elements to
"tell his story?"
a. video
*b. poetry and music
c. news reports
d. video and news reports
12. Q2-12 (5.0 points)
Susan C. Hines's "Fastened to A Dying Animal" is:
a. an excerpt from a short story.
b. an excerpt from a novel.
*c. a Facebook "note".
d. a newspaper article.
13. Q2-13 (5.0 points)
The significant Experience Essay you will write is limited to a
singular experience.
*a. True
b. False
14. Q2-14 (5.0 points)
Where might you look to find a story that you started already
(without even knowing it)?
a. status updates on Face Book
b. personal diaries
c. journals
*d. all of the above
15. Q2-15 (5.0 points)
"A South African Storm" by Allison Howard is
*a. an example of a successful narrative focusing on a
singular event.
b. an example of a narrative that fails to connect with the
reader because it lacks a plot.
c. an example of too many events in one narrative.
d. an example of fictional narrative.
16. Q2-16 (5.0 points)
It is ok to start your essay with "I am going to write about my
most significant experience."
a. True
*b. False
17. Q2-17 (5.0 points)
You should present your writing assignments and essays according
to what guidelines?
*a. Modern Language Association (MLA)
b. American Psychological Association (APA)
c. Just make sure your papers have names and titles on them
so the instructor does not lose them.
d. Oxford Language Association (OLA)
18. Q2-18 (5.0 points)
Your do not have to proofread your rough drafts before submitting
them because they are "rough."
a. True
*b. False
19. Q2-19 (5.0 points)
The Video "S.O.F.T." works to reinforce which concept in this
module?
*a. Stick to one experience in your Significant Experience
Essays.
b. Make sure you use a soft voice throughout the narratives
you write. You do not want to offend readers.
c. Survey. Only. Fictional. Topics.
d. Narratives are Stories, Orations, Facts, Themes.
20. Q2-20 (5.0 points)
Narratives can vary widely in type and tenor, from the whimsical
and comedic to the serious and tragic.
*a. True
b. False