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Question 11 pts
What is the definition of the term flashback?
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a scene that interrupts the flow of a narrative to tell about events that will take place in the future

a scene that interrupts the flow of a narrative to describe events that took place earlier

an interruption in the narrative to give references to other literary works

an interruption in the narrative to describe the internal thoughts of a character

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Question 21 pts
What is the most common role that flashbacks play in written narratives?
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to give clues as to what will happen later in the story

to develop a character by describing his or her dress and speech

to give background information to help the reader make sense of the story

to make the reader wonder about the impact of future events

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Question 31 pts
Read the following list of scenes from a short story.

Scene 1: An old woman waits at a bus stop. She wears a special dress and make-up.
Scene 2: The woman’s daughter shows up. She had to track down her mother, who did not tell her where she was going.
Scene 3: The daughter scolds the mother for coming to the bus stop.
Scene 4: The mother tunes out the daughter. She remembers scenes from a romance she had more than fifty years ago.
Scene 5: The mother tells her daughter that some people never leave your heart.
Scene 6: The bus pulls up, and the two stand up to greet an elderly man as he disembarks.

Which scene is mostly likely a flashback?
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Scene 3

Scene 6

Scene 4

Scene 1

Answer 1

Question 1: a scene that interrupts the flow of a narrative to describe events that took place earlier.

Question 2: to give background information to help the reader make sense of the story.

Question 3: Scene 4.