Here's a little English class exercise. Have you brushed up on your literary terms? Question 1: What is a "foil"? a character who, by contrast, illustrates the characteristics of another an unwieldy plot device that creates unlikely obstacles for the main character a magical weapon Question 2: What do you call the practice of starting a story in the middle of the action? deus ex machina chiasmus in medias res Question 3: What do you call the main character of a story? antagonist protagonist narrator Question 4: The name "George Eliot" was Mary Ann Evans's ____. Samuel Clemens used "Mark Twain". nom de plume masque parable Question 5: Which of the following is the best example of onomatopoeia? Six slimy serpents Boom! Crack! Ping! Lucky ducky Question 6: What is a novelette? a short novel or long short story the moment a new idea occurs to a character something you eat with crackers Question 7: Which literary device is being used in the following quote: "As the big top came into view, Jezebel thought back to the last time she had been to the circus. She remembered that she had been wearing her striped jumpsuit and red wig, and Ida had squealed hello from inside her pen..."? enjambment epilogue flashback Question 8: Which of the choices below presents the traditional parts of a story in the correct order? denouement, exposition, climax exposition, climax, denouement exposition, denouement, climax Question 9: What is the term for this figure of speech: "Her hands were like ice"? simile juxtaposition iambic pentameter Question 10: Which of the following are the best examples of oxymoron? man versus self; man versus nature "the crown" for monarchy; "the bench" for the judge cruel kindness; living death

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