Eng 9-10 Plot Quiz-revised

Name _______________

Date ____________

Quiz for Plot Terms for English 9 & 10 Circle the appropriate definition, using what you know about plot and conflict within short stories and literature. (10 Pts. Each) 1. conflict • beginning of the story that introduces the setting, characters and their conflict

• events leading to the climax

• obstacle that the characters must overcome as they work to resolve the conflict

• struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces

2. plot • obstacle that the characters must overcome as they work to resolve the conflict

• the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in a plot

• a series of related events that make a story or drama

• beginning of the story that introduces the setting, characters and their conflict

3. falling action • the beginning of the story,

•

events leading to the resolution

when the characters and setting are introduced • obstacle that the characters must overcome as they work to resolve the conflict

• a character struggles with an outside force

4. internal conflict •

conflict that takes place entirely within a character’s mind

• events leading to the climax

• the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in a plot • end of the story where all of the struggles are over and we know what will happen to the characters

5. climax

• struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces

• moment of greatest emotional intensity or suspense, when we learn what the outcome of the conflict is going to be

• the end of the story

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6. Resolution • end of the story where all of the struggles are over and we know what will happen to the characters • a series of related events that

the obstacle to overcome

• a scene that interrupts the current action of the plot to flash backward and tell what happened at an earlier time

• moment of greatest emotional

make a story or drama

intensity or suspense, when we learn what the outcome of the conflict is going to be

7. Name the types of conflict that characters experience, both

internally and externally. (2.5 pts. Each) • Man vs ___________ • Man vs ___________ • Man vs ___________ • Man vs ___________ 8. In the novel, Night, Elie Wiesel experiences many types of

conflict. Name one (internal, external, etc.), and describe the details of the conflict in your own words. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

9. (10 Pts.)

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Plot Organization Map 10. Provide

examples from a story that you are familiar

with, to apply your knowledge of the stages of plot. (10 pts.)