Fast! : )

1. read the following text:

many years ago, the house had been sold to pay off the family's farming debts.

this line is an example of which of the following?

backstory
conflict
plot
setting

2. read the following text:

jordan felt the key slip from his hand. already late, with an important test starting in minutes, he knew his chances of getting his grades up were slipping away.

this line is an example of which of the following?

backstory
conflict
exposition
setting

3. read the following text:

eli searched desperately for his father's album at the flea market. it should not have been sold to the junk dealer, and eli knew it was his fault.

eli is most likely which of the following?

antagonist
backstory
exposition
protagonist

4. which line of poetry uses assonance?

while i pondered, weak and weary,—poe
i will touch a hundred flowers/and not pick one.—millay
a black, as of a spectre's cloak,—dickinson
for the ends of being and ideal grace.—browning

5. which element of a play is typically associated with conflict?

antagonist
character
plot
setting

6. why does an author or poet use symbols?

to add interesting sounds
to make the reading more difficult
to communicate hidden ideas
to teach the audience how to read