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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides an individually defined character, what does the narrator of a first person story need?
(a) A reason for his/her actions in the story.
(b) A reason for telling the story.
(c) A knowledge of all other characters.
(d) A knowledge of the major characters.

2. How does the author describe writing based on an issue?
(a) A misleading source of characters.
(b) An ambiguous source of characters.
(c) A tricky source of characters.
(d) A distracting source of characters.

3. What word is used to describe the life ideally given to fictional characters?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Colorful.
(c) Vivid.
(d) Eventful.

4. In a story where character is the primary focus, how many characters need to be fully developed?
(a) Very few of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) Not all of them.
(d) At least half of them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of reputation can a character have?

2. Which one of the following is not an example of a story where milieu is the prime narrative?

3. In Chapter 8, how does the author want the reader to be engaged with a character?

4. What is the result of a narrative that feels like an act of memory?

5. Which of the following is not an example of a minor character's function?

(see the answer key)

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