In a short story...?

Question

A. storylines are unavailable.
B. action takes place in a relatively brief period of time.
C. ideas should revolve around people.
D. characters are not developed.
E. action always happens first.

Please help to answer and give a reason why you chose that answer...

Answer 1

the answer is:
B. action takes place in a relatively brief period of time.

because...
storylines are available (or else you wouldnt have anything to follow)
ideas dont always revolve around people (as in animal stories, science fiction [doesnt always have people], ect)
characters do develop through out the story (they change because of the events)
and action can happen anytime in the story, not always in the front

Answer 2

In the short story, story lines are available.

Action can take place over a long period of time as there have been short stories written about time travel (1950 in the beginning, 2025 in the end of the short story) and about wars (Vietnam lasted for decades) also, short stories can be told in flash back, spanning huge numbers of years.

Short stories do not have to revolve around people -- there is no requirement for this.

Action does not have to happen first -- again, no requirement for this.

So the correct answer is D. The reason that D is correct is because in a short story there is no time to spend on character development. In a novel, you have hundreds of pages to lay out the story and develop your characters. Not so in a short story. You need to be concise and to the point!

Answer 3

B.

It's a short story. Generally, you will write a short story around a brief period of time.

Answer 4

E.

Short stories are fast so if they don't get your attention quickly, you won't want to read them.

It's not B because it can take place in the 1900s and then skip to the 2000s.

Answer 5

b because. because its the only statement that could apply to any short story what ever its about

Answer 6

B

Answer 7

E

Answer 8

B.