Test Your Knowledge of Plot
1.
Choose the best plot definition as a literary device from the following
statements:
A. An evil scheme.
B. The events that occur in a story.
C. A chronological summary of what happens in a story.
A. An evil scheme.
B. The events that occur in a story.
C. A chronological summary of what happens in a story.
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Answer to Question #3
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Answer: B is the correct answer.
2.
Consider the following line from Cormac McCarthy’s novel, The Road:
Then they set out along the blacktop in the gunmetal light,
shuffling through the ash, each the other’s world entire.
Does
this sound more like the plot of “a man goes on a journey” or “a stranger comes
to town”?
A. A man goes on a journey.
B. A stranger comes to town.
C. Both.
D. Neither.
A. A man goes on a journey.
B. A stranger comes to town.
C. Both.
D. Neither.
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Answer to Question #2
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Answer: A is correct.
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3. Which of the following story lines most
closely follows the plot of the Cinderella Story?
A. Gregor Samsa awakes one morning to find himself transformed into a giant bug. Gregor must cope with his new situation. (Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka)
B. Well-respected lawyer Atticus Finch unsuccessfully defends neighbor Boo Radley in a racially charged case. (To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee)
C. An orphan named Pip receives a large sum of money to go to London and become a gentleman. (Great Expectations by Charles Dickens)
A. Gregor Samsa awakes one morning to find himself transformed into a giant bug. Gregor must cope with his new situation. (Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka)
B. Well-respected lawyer Atticus Finch unsuccessfully defends neighbor Boo Radley in a racially charged case. (To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee)
C. An orphan named Pip receives a large sum of money to go to London and become a gentleman. (Great Expectations by Charles Dickens)
Answer to Question #3
Answer: C is
correct.
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