The correct answers are:
A.) Contemporary: 4. of the same period in history
B.) Fable: 8. short moral tale
C.) Extricate: 2. free, release, disentangle
D.) Climax: 3. highest point of interest
E.) Novel: 7. long, complex fiction story
F.) Naturalistic: 1. objective; true-to-life
G.) Theme: 6. basic idea of a story
H.) Protagonist: 5. chief character in a story