CRWR 200 Quiz 1 – Fiction UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Theme - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the central concept or "statement" represented
throughout the story
Character - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the WHO in the story; the Protagonist(s) and
supporting characters
Conflict - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the tensions or oppositions between characters and
circumstances
Setting - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The WHERE and WHEN of the story
Imagery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Textures in a
story
What is the story about? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Answer by addressing the 5 Ws:
Who is it about?
What happened?
When did it take place?
Where did it take place?
Why did it happen?
What does the story care about? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔THEME
Quick tip to finding the theme: personify the story and ask: what concepts or ideas does the
story value? What does it care about?
Major Themes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Solidarity, Unity, Power of Friendship
Themes... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔should be something that resonates throughout the
entire story
, The Immaculate conception photography gallery - Themes? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
Common Themes in Fiction - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Capitalism, Change vs. tradition,
chaos and order, circle of life, coming of age, desire to escape, disillusionment and lost hope,
empowerment, unobtainable goals, evils and racism, love and intimacy, gender roles, identity
crisis
Find one passage in Govier's story that exemplifies the Theme - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
Values - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Values = Themes = Story Premise
5 Aspects of Character - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Physiology: gender, age, height, weight,
physical characteristics, body language, etc.
Sociology: social class, education, occupation, home life, religion, race, culture, nationality,
politics, etc.
Psychology: likes and dislikes, values and opinions, frustrations, temperament, attitude
toward life, abilities, difficulties, etc.
Personal History: childhood experience, past relationships and/or breakups, past success,
and/or failures, etc.
Wants/Needs
Character Writing - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a character who wants/needs things is
compelling
readers invest more interest in characters who have clear wants/needs
- in well-written stories, the focal characters face barriers to their obtaining their wants/needs
... CONFLICT
What does Sandro in Govier's story want/need? what conflicts with his wants/needs? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
4 Types of conflict - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. character vs. character
2. character vs. society or a system
