The Parts of a Story QUIZ

REMEMBER: The three main parts of a story are the CHARACTER, the SETTING, and the PLOT.

PART 1: Read this description of the new book, Stowaway, by Karen Hesse.

STOWAWAY In the summer of 1768, an eleven-year-old butcher's apprentice named Nicholas Young climbed aboard a ship, hid himself from captain and crew, and waited to be carried far away from the life he hated in London.  Nick didn't know it, but the ship he chose -- H.M.S. Endeavour -- was bound for an astonishing adventure. Captained by James Cook, Endeavour was on a secret mission to discover an unknown continent at the bottom of the globe. During his three-year voyage, Nick encountered hardship and was awed by new discoveries; he weathered danger and proved himself brave when disaster struck; he earned the respect and trust of the gentlemen on board; he made a friend for life. And he made history.  An eleven-year-old boy named Nicholas Young really did stow away on Cook's Endeavour. Based on exhaustive historical research and illustrated with evocative drawings by Robert Andrew Parker, Stowaway is Newbery winner Karen Hesse's extraordinary fictional account of the real Nicholas's journey.

PART 2: Identify the parts of the story:

1) Nicholas Young: character setting plot 6) In the summer: character setting plot 2) Nicholas hid from everyone: character setting plot 7) The captain and crew: character setting plot 3) 1768: character setting plot 8) an astonishing adventure: character setting plot 4) Captain James Cook: character setting plot 9) he proved himself brave: character setting plot 5) H.M.S. Endeavour character setting plot 10) a friend: character setting plot

Want to read the book? It's available here: