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Exam #1: Story Elements /Greyling

I. Match the story elements on the left with its definition on the right. (16pts.)1. ____Title2. ____Author3. ____Setting4. ____Characters5. ____Plot6. ____Point of View7. ____Conflict8. ____Theme

a. first person/third personb. exposition, rising action, climax,

falling action, conclusionc. man vs. man, man vs. nature, man

vs. society, man vs. himselfd. location, timee. person who writes the storyf. name of the storyg. message or meaning of a story h. protagonist/antagonist

II. Match the vocabulary from, “Greyling”, with the definition on the right. (10pts.)1. ____grief2. ____roiling 3. ____sheared4. ____slough 5. ____wallowed

a. Roiled and tilted (revolcado)b. Cut off sharply (esquilada)c. Be gotten rid of (deshacerse de)d. Deep sadness (aflicción;pena)e. Stirred up; angry (enojado)

III. Choose the correct answers on the multiple choice from the story, “Greyling”. (14pts.) 1. The story Greyling takes place near the side of the:

a. sea b. river c. village d. forest

2. The conflict in the story Greyling is:a. man vs. society b. man vs. man c. man vs. nature d. man vs. himself

3. Which of the characters is not from the story Greyling:a. seal b. villager c. dog d. fisherman

4. The theme of the story Greyling is:a. friendship b. love and letting go c. courage d. growing up

5. The boy was named Greyling because he had:a. grey hair b. grey eyes c. a and b are correct d. a and b are incorrect

6. The point of view in the story is:a. first person b. second person c. third person d. fourth person

7. The author of the story is:a. Jane Yolen b. Jay Yogen c. Jay Yolen d. Jane Yogen

IV. Arrange the plot from the story, “Greyling”. (10pts.)

1.___ Greyling visits his parents once a year to tell them about tales and songs from the sea.

2.___ A fisherman and his wife wanted to have a baby.

3.___ Greyling dives into the sea and saves his father while turning into a big seal.

4.___The fisherman finds a seal pup and takes him home and to his delight he turns into a baby boy.

5.___ The fisherman’s boat is sinking due to a storm and Greyling’s mother does not want him to go to the sea.

Total Score: _____/50pts. Grade: _____