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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. What do the two questions the author poses at the end of Chapter 2 add to a novel?
(a) Practical interest for the characters and events.
(b) Dramatic interest for the characters and events.
(c) Dramatic interest for the background of a character.
(d) Practical interest for the background of a character.

2. Besides emotional, what type of attention from the reader is the goal of Chapter 7?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Analytical.
(c) Inadvertent.
(d) Subconscious.

3. Why is it necessary for a reader to care about the characters in a narrative?
(a) So they will understand them better.
(b) So they will want to know more about them.
(c) So they will sympathize with them more.
(d) So they will anticipate the events in the book.

4. How many of the basic elements of a narrative does milieu incorporate?
(a) One of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) Three of them.
(d) All of them.

5. What is the first way a writer can engage the reader?
(a) Creating an initial impression that does not appear strong or weak at first.
(b) Creating a strong initial impression.
(c) Creating a weak initial impression that improves quickly.
(d) Creating a weak initial impression that improves slowly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often are sources of inspiration altered?

2. How many ways are there to know a character?

3. According to the quote that ends Chapter 3, where does the author believe a writer can find wonderful stories?

4. What can cause a reader to become more engaged with a character?

5. What is the author's theory about fiction in Chapter 5?

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