What is the term of the part of a story that sets up the story’s ending?

A. exposition
B. conflict
C. falling action
D. resolution

Short Selection: Our farm was on Stone Church Road near the parkway. I was very upset when my parents sold it, but Dad said the buyers made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Mom agreed with the decision. “We’re not getting any young, Johnny,” she told me. “And the price they offered was a good one.”

From what POV is the selection told?

A. third-person omniscient, providing the thoughts and impressions of more than one character
B. first-person, narrated by Johnny ***
C. third-person, limited to the thoughts and impressions of only one character
D. first-person, narrated by the father

Which pronouns in the selection help indicate the POV?

A. my, him, and he
B. our, he, and they
C. our, I and me ***??
D. him, he, and they

Long Selection: Once a lion captured a mouse and was about to eat it. “Spare me!” cried the mouse. “I am but a small mouthful to you, yet my family needs and loves me. If you let me go, I will help you in return.” The lion did not think that anything so small could ever help him, but he was touched by the tiny creature’s plight and amused by the bold claim of future aid, so he decided to let the mouse go. Years later, the lion was captured by some men. He was tied up in a cage when the mouse came by and saw him. When the men went to sleep, the mouse slipped into the cage and gnawed through the ropes. Later, when the men opened the cage to feed him, the lion was able to escape. The mouse had saved the creature who had spared him, thereby proving that kindness will be rewarded.

Which of the following is the climax in the fable?

A. The lion escaped from a cage. *** ?
B. The lion captures a mouse and is about to eat it.
C. The lion is captured and tied up in a cage.
D. The mouse pleads for its life.