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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What in literature refers to the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
(a) Argumentation.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Rising Action.
(d) Rhetoric.

2. What does Marcus do an act with on the pier for money?
(a) A snake.
(b) A lion.
(c) Swords.
(d) Fireballs.

3. What is taking place at the beach when Ronnie arrives in Chapter 3?
(a) A swimsuit contest.
(b) A rock concert.
(c) A carnival.
(d) A protest.

4. Who does Ronnie meet that seems somewhat frightening in his intensity and his sudden interest in her in Chapter 3?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Will.
(c) James.
(d) Scott.

5. What refers to a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Protagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steve do as he waits for his ex-wife to arrive in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the girl who runs into Ronnie on the beach in Chapter 3?

3. What refers to the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces in literature?

4. Where does Ronnie live with her mother?

5. What sports game does Ronnie watch while at the beach in Chapter 3?

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