7th Grade Reading Study Guide- Mrs. Coxe
Name __________________
Fall 2016
Due Date _______________
**This is a guide. You should study your notes and quizzes from each unit as well as what
is listed here.**
* Elements of Fiction. Define each of the following terms and be able to give examples from
the works of literature which we have studied.
character
protagonist
plot
exposition
setting
characterization
dynamic character
suspense
foreshadowing
parody
antagonist
major character
rising action
climax
theme
static character
flat character
irony
hyperbole
minor character
motivation
falling action
resolution
point of view
round character
conflict
flashback
oxymoron
* Plot Diagram. Draw and label a plot diagram.
* “The Necklace”
List and/or explain each of the following:
 author
 point of view
 protagonist
 theme
 external conflict
 all elements of plot diagram
 internal conflict
1. What does M. Loisel offer to buy his wife to make her happy?
2. What did Mme. Loisel borrow from Mme. Forestier? Explain what happened to this item.
3. How did losing the necklace change the lives of the Loisels? Use evidence.
4. Explain the ironic ending of “The Necklace”. Why was Mathilda surprised?
* “The Tell-Tale Heart”
List and/or explain each of the following:
 author
 point of view
 protagonist
 theme
 external conflict
 all elements of plot diagram
 internal conflict
1. What physical feature does the narrator dislike about the old man? Why?
2. What does the narrator do to the old man? Why?
3. How does the narrator justify wanting to get rid of the eye?
* “The Gift of the Magi”
List and/or explain each of the following:
 author
 point of view
 protagonist
 theme
 external conflict
 all elements of plot diagram
 internal conflict
1. Explain why the ending of the story is ironic.
2. What are the two valuable possessions belonging to Della and Jim?
* “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
List and/or explain each of the following:
 author

 protagonist

 external conflict

 internal conflict
1. A newsboy shouts something about the Waterbury trial.
Walter?
2. What triggers Walter Mitty’s daydreams?
3. Why does Walter daydream in the story?
point of view
theme
all elements of plot diagram
Which daydream does this trigger for
* The Call of the Wild
1. Be able to match each the characters to the correct description.
2. Match the quote to what was happening in the story.
2. Explain each of the following:
 author
 point of view
 protagonist
 theme
 external conflict
 all elements of plot found on study
guides
 internal conflict
3. Study your study questions and chapter tests.
*Foreign Phrases
Know the definitions of the following Latin phrases
 etymology
 ad hoc
 in extremis
 in media res
 in toto
 modus operandi
 modus vivendi
 de facto
 bona fides
 carpe diem
 caveat emptor
*You will have to read a story and answer comprehension questions from that story.