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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of story does the author use as an example of how a story can suggest characters?
(a) Unwilling confinement.
(b) Space adventure.
(c) Natural disaster.
(d) Murder.

2. What type of reputation can a character have?
(a) One that is not deserved.
(b) Deserved or not deserved.
(c) One that is deserved.
(d) A character should not have a reputation.

3. What kind of narrative should a storyteller use?
(a) Effective and poetic.
(b) Effective and condensed.
(c) Effective and involved.
(d) Effective and engaging.

4. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?
(a) The pasts of central characters.
(b) The future of supporting characters.
(c) The future of central characters.
(d) The pasts of supporting characters.

5. What will many experienced authors claim about their characters?
(a) They were completely invented for the story.
(b) They were taken from other literary works.
(c) They were inspired by history.
(d) They were taken from life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two questions the author poses at the end of Chapter 2 add to a novel?

2. What is a writer's fundamental responsibility?

3. What technique can help avoid cliché?

4. What happens to sources of inspiration once they are incorporated into characters?

5. What will a writer discover when they take their eyes off of the main character?

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