Short Story Terms Quiz -- B

Matching Exercise

Match each definition on the left with the correct short story term on the right

1. the process of revealing the personality of a character
2. a kind of writing or speaking that tells a story
3. the writer gives us evidence or clues that reveal what the character is like; we must decide for ourselves
4. the writer tells us exactly what the character is like - no guessing
5. has many different personality traits; three dimensional; solid; realistic; we know a lot about this character
6. a short fictional prose narrative usually ten to twenty pages long
7. a person in a story; could also be an animal, a natural (such as the wind), a divinity, or a hero
8. has only one or two main personality traits; we don't know much about him/her; one dimensional
9. does not change or changes only a little during the course of the story
10. changes as a result of the story's events