Unit Assessment



1.	A conflict is a struggle between opposing forces.
	A.	TRUE
	B.	FALSE

2.	Explain how you make a prediction while reading.


3.	The contrast between what is expected and what actually happens is called __________.
	A.	resolution
	B.	visualization
	C.	situational irony
	D.	conflict

4.	The __________ is the main character in a story, and the __________ is the character or force that opposes the main character.
	A.	antagonist; protagonist
	B.	protagonist; antagonist

5.	Click on the letter of the word or phrase that means about the same as the underlined word. My father warned me to use prudence when walking home from the train station late at night.
	A.	courage
	B.	a shortcut
	C.	stinginess
	D.	caution

Read the following excerpt from Toni Cade Bambara's Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird. Then answer question 6.

Granny wasn't sayin nuthin. So they backed on out, buzzin at our clothesline and the twins' bicycles, then back on down to the meadow. The twins were danglin in the tire, lookin at Granny. Me and Cathy were waitin, too, cause Granny always got somethin to say. She teaches steady with no let-up.



6.	In this passage, __________ is used to portray the personality and speech of the characters.
	A.	dialogue
	B.	dialect
	C.	alliteration
	D.	personification

7.	A __________ is a key word, a phrase, an image, an idea, or a description that is repeated throughout a literary work.
	A.	summary
	B.	symbol
	C.	motif
	D.	concept

8.	An author uses __________ to reveal the personalities of his or her characters.
	A.	characterization
	B.	diction
	C.	narration
	D.	poetry

9.	Which of the following statements is NOT true about third-person omniscient narrators?
	A.	The narrator comments on the action of the story.
	B.	The narrator is a character in the story.
	C.	The narrator knows everything about the characters and events in the story.
	D.	The narrator reveals information about the characters to the reader.

10.	The personality of a persona is the same as the author's personality.
	A.	TRUE
	B.	FALSE

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