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The overall message conveyed by a story that can be applied to other stories
a) main idea
b) setting
c) characters
d) theme

The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
a) Conflict
b) Plot
c) Main/Central Idea
d) Theme

A person or being in a story, play, or some other text
a) character
b) setting
c) plot
d) conflict

The background (as time and place) of the action of a story or play
a) rising action
b) setting
c) plot
d) theme

The plan or main story line of a play or novel
a) conflict
b) characters
c) plot
d) theme

The part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described.
a) exposition
b) conflict
c) climax
d) resolution

The central part of the story during which various problems arise after a conflict is introduced
a) exposition
b) rising action
c) plot
d) conflict

The high point in the action of a story where the plot begins to shift
a) rising action
b) setting
c) resolution
d) climax

The events following the climax that lead the reader into the story's ending
a) Falling Action
b) Rising Action
c) Climax
d) Main Idea

The part of the story in which the problems are solved and the action comes to a satisfying end.
a) Resolution
b) Climax
c) Conflict
d) Tone

The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type
a) Antagonist
b) Setting
c) Protagonist
d) Main Idea

The person or force that works against the hero of the story; often the bad guy.
a) Protagonist
b) Antagonist
c) Conflict
d) Tone

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story
a) Conflict
b) Antagonist
c) Setting
d) Tone

The feeling a piece of literature is intended to create in a reader
a) Setting
b) Tone
c) Main Idea
d) Mood

The author's attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject
a) Mood
b) Setting
c) Tone
d) Conflict

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