THE STORY IS: A COMMUNITY PARK

Part A/ Question 1) Which event is part of the exposition of this story?

A) Samara Identifies the perfect spot for the new park.

B) Mrs. Yang tells Samara about he mothers garden in Korea.

C) Samara is walking home from school on a Friday afternoon.

D) Samara meets with Wanda to work on her presentation for the town zoning board.

Part B/Question 2) Which detail from the story supports the answer in Part A?

A) It was all a little intimidating, but Wanda, the reference librarian, helped Samara break it down into manageable steps.

B) She realized that Pine Grove did not have any open public spaces where everyone could go to relax and enjoy nature.

C) She decided to spend her summer campaigning for a new community park.

D) Everyone would be at the fund-raiser for new sports equipment at the high school on Saturday.

Every story has five structural parts, usually represented in for of a pyramid, which consists of: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Exposition is the first part which sets/exposes the ground for the story to develop. As such, exposition can include the setting, characters background or prior events which motivate characters action.

In the story, exposition represents the setting of the story - both place and time. We can see Samar going home from school on a Friday afternoon. This setting will be the ground on which motivates Samara's idea of building a community center because on her way home, she realizes that there is no place for everyone to rest and enjoy.

The correct answer for the Part B is: D) Everyone would be at the fund-raiser for new sports equipment at the high school on Saturday.

Option D best supports the answer in Part A because it completes the information on the exposition of the story. As you can see, exposition in Part A consist of the setting of the story and here we have additional information about time and place in which the whole story will develop.