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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 is a writer's fundamental responsibility?
(a) To observe and analyze the world, but never to absorb it.
(b) To observe and absorb the world, but never to analyze it.
(c) To observe, absorb, and analyze the world.
(d) To observe the world, but never to absorb nor to analyze it.

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

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

4. What two things should a writer be open to translating into their characters and stories?
(a) Impossibility and the unknown.
(b) Possibility and insight.
(c) Possibility and the unknown.
(d) Impossibility and insight.

5. What technique can help avoid cliché?
(a) Brief descriptions.
(b) Extensive descriptions.
(c) Exaggeration.
(d) Realism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why should sources of inspiration be altered?

2. What can other characters provide for the main character?

3. What must a writer define in creative writing?

4. Why is it necessary for a reader to care about the characters in a narrative?

5. How does the author describe writing based on an issue?

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