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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which series of novels by Robert Parker are listed as an example of characters that are influenced to change?
(a) Philip Marlowe.
(b) Sunny Randall.
(c) Spenser.
(d) Jesse Stone.

2. In comedy, how should a transformation be presented?
(a) In a justified way.
(b) In the middle of the story.
(c) Close to the end of the story.
(d) In an unjustified way.

3. What is likely to cause an audience to connect with a character emotionally?
(a) Appealing characteristics and/or thoughts.
(b) Appealing characteristics and/or values.
(c) Unexplained characteristics and/or values.
(d) Unexplained characteristics and/or thoughts.

4. According to the author, where do characters come from?
(a) They must be purely fictional.
(b) The author's mind.
(c) They must be based on real life people.
(d) Everywhere.

5. What will a writer discover when they take their eyes off of the main character?
(a) What is far away.
(b) Who is far away.
(c) Who is nearby.
(d) What is nearby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is milieu?

2. As what is the idea of hierarchy defined?

3. What two ideals is the author blending in Chapter 9?

4. Which one of the following is not a powerful resource for finding characters listed by the author?

5. What should the writer's own experiences have in order to be used as fictional inspiration?

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