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What is the primary function of a short story?
What is the primary function of a short story?
- To offer a comprehensive analysis of the protagonist's life
- To organize the action and thoughts of its characters into a plot (correct)
- To provide a detailed description of the setting
- To explore the internal thoughts of the characters
What is the range of diversity covered by the term 'short story'?
What is the range of diversity covered by the term 'short story'?
- Stories of about five hundred words to longer and more complex works (correct)
- Stories of about five thousand words or longer
- Only stories with a tragic plot
- Stories with a romantic theme
In what way do longer short stories differ from novels?
In what way do longer short stories differ from novels?
- Longer short stories have a status of middle length between short narratives and novels (correct)
- Longer short stories have a more expansive plot than novels
- Short stories have more thematic variation compared to novels
- Short stories are more satiric in nature than novels
What themes do short stories commonly deal with?
What themes do short stories commonly deal with?
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How many short stories and long ones are represented in this section according to the text?
How many short stories and long ones are represented in this section according to the text?
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