1) What is an anecdote? a) A short summary of a humorous event used to make a point. b) A writing based on the writer's memory of a particular time, place, or incident c) An author's account or story of her or his own life. d) The story of a person's life written by another person. 2) What is a memoir? a) A short summary of a humorous event used to make a point. b) A writing based on the writer's memory of a particular time, place, or incident c) An author's account or story of her or his own life. d) The story of a person's life written by another person. 3) What is the plot? a) It is the graphic display of the action or events in a story. b) It is the action or sequence of related incidents/events in a story. c) The set of facts or circumstances surrounding an event or situation in a piece of literature. d) The conversation carried on by the characters in a literary work. 4) What is a conflict in a story? a) The method the author uses to reveal characters and their personalities. b) It is the portion that gives the background or situation surrounding the story. c) The problem or struggle that triggers the action. d) The most intense point in a story. 5) What is an allusion? a) A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event. b) A story in which people, things, or actions represent an idea about life. c) A returning in an earlier time in a story for the purpose of making something in present clearer. d) It is a hint or clue of what is to come later in a story. 6) What is an allegory? a) A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event. b) A story in which people, things, or actions represent an idea about life. c) A returning in an earlier time in a story for the purpose of making something in present clearer. d) It is a hint or clue of what is to come later in a story. 7) What is foreshadowing? a) A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event. b) A story in which people, things, or actions represent an idea about life. c) A returning in an earlier time in a story for the purpose of making something in present clearer. d) Hints or clues of what is to come later in a story. 8) What is a flashback? a) A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event. b) A story in which people, things, or actions represent an idea about life. c) A returning in an earlier time in a story for the purpose of making something in present clearer. d) It is a hint or clue of what is to come later in a story. 9) ______ is a comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison (as or like) is used (e.g.: a green plant is a machine that runs on solar energy). a) Hyperbole b) Metaphor c) Metonymy d) Simile 10) "This homework is going to take years to be done" is an example of ______. a) Hyperbole b) Metaphor c) Metonymy d) Simile 11) "The White House has decided to create more public service jobs" is an example of ______. (White House is substituted for president) a) hyperbole b) metaphor c) metonymy d) simile 12) "The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy" is an example of ______. a) parable b) personification c) symbolism d) imagery 13) "The rock stubbornly refused to move" is an example of ______. a) parable b) personification c) symbolism d) imagery 14) A ______ is a form of personification giving human traits to nature (e.g.: cruel sea, howling wind, dancing water). a) paradox b) naturalism c) pathetic fallacy d) exaggeration 15) ______ is a term that describes a character 'getting what he deserves' in the end, especially if what he deserves in punishment. a) Point of view b) Figurative language c) Slice of life d) Poetic justice 16) Which of the following is NOT a type of tone in a story? a) serious b) humorous c) ironic d) satiric e) nostalgic f) gothic 17) Which of the following is NOT a type of mood in a story? a) happy b) stereotypical c) depressed d) thankful e) peaceful f) heartbroken

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