How can the addition of supernatural elements in a story help advance the plot?A.By creating characters based on real peopleB.By raising the level of tension between charactersC.By allowing the situations to appear true to lifeD.By accurately recreating historical eventsSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What element of a magical realist story can help the reader discover its theme?A.The use of supernatural elementsB.The use of character dialogueC.The use of changing perspectiveD.The use of characterizationSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What can focusing on the realistic, ordinary elements of a story help an author create for readers?A.Cultural identifyB.Magical realismC.Suspension of disbeliefD.Parallel structureSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which story premise most clearly contains a supernatural element?A.Two teens decide to dress up like video game characters for Halloween.B.Every time Evelyn writes a name in her diary, that person disappears.C.King Baldric's knights swear to protect him from his rival, Prince Aldor.D.The attorney always wears her lucky watch when she goes into a trial.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which is something writers try to achieve in the dénouement of a story?A.A suggestion that the setting is not what it originally appeared to beB.A sense that things have changed since the story's beginning.C.An understanding that the story's action could not really happenD.An impression that the characters are based on real people

Which story premise most clearly contains a supernatural element?A.King Baldric's knights swear to protect him from his rival, Prince Aldor.B.Two teens decide to dress up like video game characters for Halloween.C.Each event that a strange old man predicts eventually comes to pass.D.A cat and a dog form an unlikely friendship as they try to return home.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS