Final Exam

Literary Readings

1- Are the following sentences true or false:

1- Prose is the language of men in speaking or writing. ( )
2- Prose can be divided into three types. ( )
3- Short story writer, the novelist are creative or imaginative. ( )
4- Non fictional prose expresses what it says. ( )
5- Non fictional prose expresses reality itself. ( )
6- A story maybe very long and fill a whole book. ( )
7- A story sometimes has no people. ( )
8- The principal figure with whom our emotions are chiefly involved is called
antagonist. ( )
9- A story can’t be set at any time. ( )
10- We as readers are more interested in the most important person in the story. ( )

2- What is the difference between characters and characterization?

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3- There are three types of conflict talk about them.
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4- Match the following:

1- Plot a. The time and place where the story

happen.
2- Characters b. The problem that the characters face.
3- Conflict c. The main idea of the story.
4- Setting d. The events that happen in the story
5- theme e. the people in the story
5 Choose the correct answer:
1- _______________ prose which is used to give information.
a. Critical b. informative c. Narrative
2- ____________ is a kind of prose that is used to evaluate or explain literary works.
a. Informative b. argumentative c. critical
3- ______________ prose is to persuade the reader to believe something.
a. Argumentative b. critical c. informative
4- ______________ prose shows the ability of the writer to think or describe, to order his
ideas.
a. Reflective b. critical c. informative
5- _____________ is the kind of prose tells a story.
a. Dramatic b. satirical c. narrative
6- ___________ is a kind of prose which is found in drama.
a. Dramatic b. satirical c. narrative
7- ______________ is a kind of prose which has a moral meaning.
a. Dramatic b. satirical c. narrative
8- ____________method tells us about the figure whether he is described by the author or by
another character.
a. Expository b. dramatic c. stable
9- ____________ method shows us the character in action.
a. Expository b. dramatic c. stable
10- ___________ is the position from the events are observed.
a. Characters b. characterization c. point of view

6- Complete the following using the words in the box:

( objective, limited point of view, an omniscient, stable, editorial
1- The narrator appears to know everything employs __________________ point of view.
2- If the point of view is _______________ the narrator will comment upon the action.
3- when the narrator refrains from comment on the action, he is ________________.
4- _______________ the narrator may continue to use the third person grammatical.
5- A character may remain essentially__________ unchanged in outlook from beginning to
end.

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