Short fiction
Name_____________________________
Advanced Literature & Composition
Part I: Review your literary terms from your notes.
Part II: Decide if the following statements are True or False. If the statement is False,
please correct it on the sheet.
______1. The theme of a story tells a reader a rule of behavior to follow in society.
______2. Foreshadowing is an author’s use of background information or mood, for example, to
hint at the events that will happen next.
______3. The tone of a story is always going to be the same as its mood.
______4. Dynamic characters do not change or grow in a story, so the protagonist will usually
be a static character.
______5. The mood of the story is a reader’s emotional response.
______6. A third person point of view allows a narrator to be a character in the story.
______7. The climax of a story takes place the moment a character is in conflict.
______8. In “The First Seven Years,” the protagonist is Miriam because the reader is asked to
sympathize with her.
______9. The climax of “The Birthmark” is when Georgiana dies.
______10. Aminadab in “The Birthmark” is a character fully balanced with head, heart and
Earth.
______11. “The First Seven Years” uses irony because the father fails to take care of his
daughter.
______12. “The Most Dangerous Game” demonstrates verbal irony when General Zaroff says,
“We try to be civilized here.”
______13. In “The Birthmark,” Hawthorne characterizes Georgiana as showy, flirtatious and
self-involved.
______14. The exposition of “The Birthmark” tells us that Georgiana and Aylmer were just
married.
______15. The setting helps develop the mood of “The First Seven Years.”
Part III: Answer the following questions to help review how the literary terms apply to our
short stories.
1. State and explain one example of foreshadowing in "The Scarlet Ibis."
2. State three different types of conflict. After each type, cite a specific example of that conflict
from "The Birthmark."
1) character vs.
2)
3)
3. State and explain one example of irony in any of our stories.
4. Briefly explain the importance of setting in "The Most Dangerous Game."
5. From any story that we’ve read, name ONE dynamic character and state why s/he qualifies
as dynamic.
6. From the stories, name one ANTAGONIST and explain why s/he qualifies as the antagonist.
7. Explain how the point of view used in either “The Scarlet Ibis” or “The Most Dangerous
Game” contributes to the story’s effect.
8. Describe the MOOD of each of our stories.
9. Identify and explain one CLIMAX from any story we’ve read in class. Write the moment
that you believe to be the climax and then explain why it qualifies as such.
10. Write the theme of one of our stories in one complete sentence. Then briefly explain why
you think that is the theme.