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Characters and Viewpoint Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?
(a) The pasts of supporting characters.
(b) The pasts of central characters.
(c) The future of central characters.
(d) The future of supporting characters.

2. Which one of the following is not an example of how to vary the names of characters to distinguish them for the reader?
(a) Ending letters.
(b) Length.
(c) Initials.
(d) Number of syllables.

3. What does the writer use with words to achieve his/her main goals?
(a) Structure.
(b) Research.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Poetic license.

4. How should a character's traits be designed in order to engage the reader?
(a) Similar to the intended audience.
(b) Different than the intended audience.
(c) Different than other characters.
(d) Similar to other characters.

5. How will the story itself suggest characters?
(a) According to the ending of a story.
(b) According to what needs to happen, but not how it needs to take place.
(c) According to what needs to happen and how it needs to take place.
(d) According to the beginning of a story.

6. What type of imperfections can be appealing to readers?
(a) Endearing.
(b) Temporary.
(c) Uncontrollable.
(d) Unknown.

7. What is the author's theory about fiction in Chapter 5?
(a) Fiction and reality can only coexist without order.
(b) Order in fiction helps us create order in reality.
(c) Order in reality helps us create order in fiction.
(d) Fiction and reality cannot coexist without order.

8. What type of vocabulary creates a negative response to a character?
(a) Incomprehensible.
(b) Inconsistent.
(c) Small and underutilized.
(d) Large and overused.

9. Which one of the following is not a powerful resource for finding characters listed by the author?
(a) The writer's self.
(b) The writer's unrelated memories.
(c) The writer's previous works.
(d) The writer's feelings.

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

11. Which one of the following is not an example of a story where milieu is the prime narrative?
(a) Science-fiction.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Western.
(d) Mystery.

12. What is likely to cause an audience to connect with a character emotionally?
(a) Unexplained characteristics and/or values.
(b) Appealing characteristics and/or thoughts.
(c) Unexplained characteristics and/or thoughts.
(d) Appealing characteristics and/or values.

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

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

15. What is a narrative that is focused on an event trying to make sense of?
(a) Ideas.
(b) Intentions.
(c) Milieu.
(d) Chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the most engaging characters reveal about themselves?

2. What will many experienced authors claim about their characters?

3. What type of reputation can a character have?

4. What is one of the problems with writing based on an issue?

5. What technique can help avoid cliché?

(see the answer keys)

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