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Narrative Devices quiz

1. Define foreshadowing.

A. A flashback of what happened previously

B. A hint at something that will happen later

C. Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things

D. Comparing two unlike things using like or as

2. "These are strange and breathless days, the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure

to be sorry for after." is an example of what literary device?

A. simile

B. foreshadowing

C. prediction

D. backstory

3. A hint or clue in a story that suggests some action is to follow to create interest or suspense is called:

A. foreshadowing

B. stereotyping

C. allusion

D. flashback

4. One way a writer builds suspense is...

A. by creating a mysterious setting

B. by introducing characters through out a text

C. by providing clues of a future event

D. telling the facts

5. “Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you
stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will
become rags. Promise me you will remember.”

“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning
was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.

A. Flashback

B. Foreshadowing

C. theme

D. climax

6. Often times provides background information


A. Foreshadowing

B. Flashback

C. theme

D. resolution

7. Now that she was a princess, Cinderella often thought back to the events that brought her to the

castle. In particular, she remembered the day her father first brought the woman who would become
her stepmother to their home.

It was a dreary November day when Cinderella met the cold, haughty woman. “Darling,” said Father,

speaking to Cinderella, “this is your new mother. I want you to love her dearly and do everything she

says.”

A. Flashback
B. Theme
C. Foreshadowing
D. climax

8. Interrupts the chronological order of the story

A. Flashback

B. Foreshadowing

9. Suspense is created

A. Flashback

B. Foreshadowing

10. In the movie, Jaws, when a young man is laying on a float in the ocean, and the camera angle is

shown underwater getting closer to his legs with intense music playing in the background, this would be

an example of what?

A. Foreshadowing

B. Flashback

11. What does the author create by writing, "You're only bitten by a cobra once."?

A. suspense

B. dramatic irony

C. imagery

D. metaphor

12. Suspense

A. Learning information quickly through a series of events


B. When the author holds back information to create excitement

C. When the author gives information so the reader understands what is going on

D. A detailed description of a setting in a novel

13. Challenge: suspense

A. something that is being investigated

B. a person who makes criminals pay

C. uncertainty about what will happen

21. The two boys crawled on their hands and knees through the narrow cave opening. Jeb was in front

with the light, and Caleb followed him. Suddenly, Caleb felt his shoe catch on a rock. He tugged at it, but

his foot was wedged tight.

Caleb watched the light fade as Jeb moved ahead. Calling out would do no good; Jeb wouldn't beable to
turn around until he reached the cavern. In the dark, Caleb struggled to free himself. His shoe popped
off, and he wiggled forward as fast as he could.

The point of greatest suspense is when….

A. Jeb is in front with the light

B. Caleb's foot is wedged tight

C. Jeb reaches the cavern

D. Caleb's shoe pops off

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