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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. What kinds of situations can make a character more interesting?
(a) Ones that the reader is unaccustomed with.
(b) Ones that the character is unaccustomed with.
(c) Ones that the character and the reader are expecting.
(d) Ones that the character has been in before.

2. What is a common reaction to a change?
(a) People might be amused by it.
(b) People might be saddened by it.
(c) People might be fearful of it.
(d) People might be confused by it.

3. What part of a character's name provides a clear starting point for defining that character's context?
(a) The last name.
(b) The middle name.
(c) The reason they were given the name.
(d) The first name.

4. Which one of the following triggers a negative reaction from readers?
(a) A character who confuses others.
(b) A character who wants power or control.
(c) A character who is controlled by others.
(d) A character who is confusing.

5. What happens to sources of inspiration once they are incorporated into characters?
(a) They are added to or exaggerated.
(b) They are exaggerated or completely changed.
(c) They are added to or completely changed.
(d) They are added to, exaggerated, or completely changed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jeopardy can a character be placed in to evoke an emotional response from the reader?

2. According to the author in Chapter 10, what is comedy almost always about?

3. What type of humor is injected into a comedy?

4. How does the author describe the act of creative writing in the Introduction?

5. What is milieu?

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