Question
A)Which example shows a narrative technique that an author could use to most effectively reveal a character’s personality?(1 point)
Responses
Have the character converse with others through dialogue.
Have the character converse with others through dialogue.
Have the character live in a specific place and time.
Have the character live in a specific place and time.
Have the story include a variety of problems to be solved.
Have the story include a variety of problems to be solved.
Have the story be told only in first-person point of view.
Have the story be told only in first-person point of view.
Question 2
A Horseman in the Sky
by Ambrose Bierce
No country is so wild and difficult but men will make it a theater of war; concealed in the forest at the bottom of that military rat-trap, in which half a hundred men in possession of the exits might have starved an army to submission, lay five regiments of Federal infantry.
"A Horseman in the Sky" by Ambrose Bierce
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the author’s diction give clues to the story’s setting?
(1 point)
Responses
The author uses military terminology to show that this took place during a battle.
The author uses military terminology to show that this took place during a battle.
The author uses informal language to show that this took place long ago.
The author uses informal language to show that this took place long ago.
The author uses figurative language to show that this was an imaginary scene.
The author uses figurative language to show that this was an imaginary scene.
The author uses descriptive terms to show that this is an other-worldly scene.
The author uses descriptive terms to show that this is an other-worldly scene.
Question 3
A)What is one reason an author might slowly release information about a setting?(1 point)
Responses
To gradually develop a better technique for crafting effective descriptions.
To gradually develop a better technique for crafting effective descriptions.
To keep the reader guessing about when and where a story takes place.
To keep the reader guessing about when and where a story takes place.
To prevent the story from being overloaded with details at the beginning.
To prevent the story from being overloaded with details at the beginning.
To prevent the reader from drawing conclusions about what will happen next.
To prevent the reader from drawing conclusions about what will happen next.
Question 4
A)What is one way that a reader can uncover an author’s meaning in a narrative?(1 point)
Responses
By looking at how the author develops the characters and setting.
By looking at how the author develops the characters and setting.
By making connections between distinct elements of the plot.
By making connections between distinct elements of the plot.
By reading more about the author and why they wrote the story.
By reading more about the author and why they wrote the story.
By tying in the contemporary issues of the day with the main problems in the story.
By tying in the contemporary issues of the day with the main problems in the story.
Question 5
A)An author wants to write about a character who faces a challenge with bravery instead of fear. Which setting would help the author best send this message to the reader?(1 point)
Responses
By the edge of a babbling brook that is trickling slowly over smooth river rocks.
By the edge of a babbling brook that is trickling slowly over smooth river rocks.
Inside a school cafeteria at the end of a long line of students waiting to get their meals, trays in hand.
Inside a school cafeteria at the end of a long line of students waiting to get their meals, trays in hand.
A kitchen table inside a warm apartment building in New York City’s Upper West Side.
A kitchen table inside a warm apartment building in New York City’s Upper West Side.
The top of a ski run that goes straight down through a narrow passage lined by a forest of trees on both sides.
Responses
Have the character converse with others through dialogue.
Have the character converse with others through dialogue.
Have the character live in a specific place and time.
Have the character live in a specific place and time.
Have the story include a variety of problems to be solved.
Have the story include a variety of problems to be solved.
Have the story be told only in first-person point of view.
Have the story be told only in first-person point of view.
Question 2
A Horseman in the Sky
by Ambrose Bierce
No country is so wild and difficult but men will make it a theater of war; concealed in the forest at the bottom of that military rat-trap, in which half a hundred men in possession of the exits might have starved an army to submission, lay five regiments of Federal infantry.
"A Horseman in the Sky" by Ambrose Bierce
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the author’s diction give clues to the story’s setting?
(1 point)
Responses
The author uses military terminology to show that this took place during a battle.
The author uses military terminology to show that this took place during a battle.
The author uses informal language to show that this took place long ago.
The author uses informal language to show that this took place long ago.
The author uses figurative language to show that this was an imaginary scene.
The author uses figurative language to show that this was an imaginary scene.
The author uses descriptive terms to show that this is an other-worldly scene.
The author uses descriptive terms to show that this is an other-worldly scene.
Question 3
A)What is one reason an author might slowly release information about a setting?(1 point)
Responses
To gradually develop a better technique for crafting effective descriptions.
To gradually develop a better technique for crafting effective descriptions.
To keep the reader guessing about when and where a story takes place.
To keep the reader guessing about when and where a story takes place.
To prevent the story from being overloaded with details at the beginning.
To prevent the story from being overloaded with details at the beginning.
To prevent the reader from drawing conclusions about what will happen next.
To prevent the reader from drawing conclusions about what will happen next.
Question 4
A)What is one way that a reader can uncover an author’s meaning in a narrative?(1 point)
Responses
By looking at how the author develops the characters and setting.
By looking at how the author develops the characters and setting.
By making connections between distinct elements of the plot.
By making connections between distinct elements of the plot.
By reading more about the author and why they wrote the story.
By reading more about the author and why they wrote the story.
By tying in the contemporary issues of the day with the main problems in the story.
By tying in the contemporary issues of the day with the main problems in the story.
Question 5
A)An author wants to write about a character who faces a challenge with bravery instead of fear. Which setting would help the author best send this message to the reader?(1 point)
Responses
By the edge of a babbling brook that is trickling slowly over smooth river rocks.
By the edge of a babbling brook that is trickling slowly over smooth river rocks.
Inside a school cafeteria at the end of a long line of students waiting to get their meals, trays in hand.
Inside a school cafeteria at the end of a long line of students waiting to get their meals, trays in hand.
A kitchen table inside a warm apartment building in New York City’s Upper West Side.
A kitchen table inside a warm apartment building in New York City’s Upper West Side.
The top of a ski run that goes straight down through a narrow passage lined by a forest of trees on both sides.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to the questions based on the provided scenarios:
**Question 1:**
A) Which example shows a narrative technique that an author could use to most effectively reveal a character’s personality?
- **Answer:** Have the character converse with others through dialogue.
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**Question 2:**
A) Use the passage to answer the question. How does the author’s diction give clues to the story’s setting?
- **Answer:** The author uses military terminology to show that this took place during a battle.
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**Question 3:**
A) What is one reason an author might slowly release information about a setting?
- **Answer:** To prevent the story from being overloaded with details at the beginning.
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**Question 4:**
A) What is one way that a reader can uncover an author’s meaning in a narrative?
- **Answer:** By looking at how the author develops the characters and setting.
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**Question 5:**
A) An author wants to write about a character who faces a challenge with bravery instead of fear. Which setting would help the author best send this message to the reader?
- **Answer:** The top of a ski run that goes straight down through a narrow passage lined by a forest of trees on both sides.
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These answers should align with effective narrative techniques, diction analysis, and thematic elements in literature.
**Question 1:**
A) Which example shows a narrative technique that an author could use to most effectively reveal a character’s personality?
- **Answer:** Have the character converse with others through dialogue.
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**Question 2:**
A) Use the passage to answer the question. How does the author’s diction give clues to the story’s setting?
- **Answer:** The author uses military terminology to show that this took place during a battle.
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**Question 3:**
A) What is one reason an author might slowly release information about a setting?
- **Answer:** To prevent the story from being overloaded with details at the beginning.
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**Question 4:**
A) What is one way that a reader can uncover an author’s meaning in a narrative?
- **Answer:** By looking at how the author develops the characters and setting.
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**Question 5:**
A) An author wants to write about a character who faces a challenge with bravery instead of fear. Which setting would help the author best send this message to the reader?
- **Answer:** The top of a ski run that goes straight down through a narrow passage lined by a forest of trees on both sides.
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These answers should align with effective narrative techniques, diction analysis, and thematic elements in literature.