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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe what it means to "raise the stakes"?
(a) Increasing what a character has to lose, but not to gain.
(b) Increasing what a character has gained.
(c) Increasing what a character has to lose or gain.
(d) Increasing what a character has lost.

2. How can emotion be elevated for a character by utilizing the natural world?
(a) By connecting the experiences of a group of people with the natural world.
(b) By connecting the experiences of an individual with the natural world.
(c) By connecting the thoughts of a group of people with the natural world.
(d) By connecting the thoughts of an individual with the natural world.

3. With what does the author intend to help writers?
(a) Fulfilling their responsibilities.
(b) Writing longer novels.
(c) Writing shorter novels.
(d) Rating their work.

4. How does the author define an idea?
(a) What the reader is intended to understand, but not necessarily learn.
(b) What the reader is intended to understand and/or learn.
(c) What the reader is intended to learn, but not necessarily understand.
(d) What the reader is not intended to understand and/or learn.

5. What must accompany self-sacrifice in an engaging character?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. As what is the idea of hierarchy defined?

2. What is a narrative that is focused on an event trying to make sense of?

3. What does the author hope to give writers who read the book?

4. In a story where character is the primary focus, how many characters need to be fully developed?

5. What is the function of a major character?

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