Question

Apart from its length, what else makes a short story different from a novel?

A) A short story does not have the five phases in a plot diagram; only a novel does.

B) A short story normally does not have a complicated plot; a novel can have a complicated plot.

C) A short story’s characters face many small conflicts; a novel's characters deal only with large conflicts.

D) A short story can employ first-person point of view; a novel, because of its complexity, cannot.

Answer 1

A short story normally does not have a complicated plot; a novel can have a complicated plot.

Answer 2

I would say that the correct answer as to what else makes a short story different from a novel, apart from its length, is B. a short story normally does not have a complicated plot; a novel can have a complicated plot.
Because short stories are so short, usually you cannot develop a complicated plot as much as you can in a novel.