1.3.7 Quiz Apex English 9

Question: Why might an author choose to use a third-person narrator?

Answer: To create a story with more than one main character

Question: Which conflict does this passage from Helen Keller’s “The Story of My Life” reveal? “Have you ever…in that very hour.”

Answer: The frustration feels about the challenges presented by learning to communicate

Question: This passage from chapter 4 of “The Story of My Life” is an example of which stage of plot? “The most important day…I was seven years old.”

Answer: Exposition

Question: This passage from “The Story of My Life” uses which style of narration? “I felt approaching…to love me.”

Answer: First person

Question: Which word from the passage provides a clue to the type of narration being used? “I was like that…in that very hour.”

Answer: “my”

Question: Which situation is an example of rising action from “The Story of My Life”?

Answer: Helen throws the new doll onto the floor and smashes it into pieces

Question: What is the climax of chapter IV of “The Story of My Life”?

Answer: Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten - a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me

Question: Which sentences is an example of first-person narration?

Answer: “Where did she go?” I asked my brother slowly, my eyes tearing up as I realized my beloved dog was lost

Question: Which sentences is an example of third-person narration?

Answer: She asked the teacher to help her figure out a math problem

Question: Which type of narrator would an author use if he or she wanted to create a more personal experience for the audience?

Answer: First person