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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "justification"?
(a) Presenting details about a character to explain a past, present, or future event.
(b) Presenting actions early in a narrative to explain future actions.
(c) Presenting details around an action as it is occurring to explain that action.
(d) Presenting actions at the end of a narrative to explain earlier actions.

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

3. How are "showing" and "telling" defined?
(a) Showing affects only the characters, telling affects only the events.
(b) Showing gives a sense of immediacy, telling gives a sense of passivity.
(c) Showing gives a sense of passivity, telling gives a sense of immediacy.
(d) Showing affects only the events, telling affects only the characters.

4. What style of writing is effective in combining the telling of a story with the reason it is being told?
(a) Dramatic writing.
(b) Adventure writing.
(c) Mystery writing.
(d) Comic writing.

5. Which one of the following is an example listed in Chapter 12 of a transformation causing consequence that is beyond a character's control?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Lack of intelligence.
(c) Gullibility.
(d) Animalistic nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of fiction's most important purposes?

2. What is a viewpoint narrator?

3. Which perspective is placed on the humor by a writer in a comedy?

4. What is the fourth and final technique for interjecting humor listed by the author in Chapter 10?

5. Which one of the following is not given in Chapter 12 as a reason for characters to change themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can contribute to a powerful sense of attitude for a character?

2. How do "showing" and "telling" affect the story?

3. What is "controlled disbelief"?

4. What is the difference between an omniscient narrator and a viewpoint narrator?

5. How can a random transformation be written if it seems to occur for no reason?

6. How does the topic of transformations lead the author to an important reason that fiction exists?

7. What are some of the consequences that are beyond a character's control and provoke a transformation?

8. What choice must a writer make when using a first person narrative, and what should influence the decision?

9. What is the difference between first person narrative and third person narrative?

10. How does the importance of a character affect the change undergone, and what effect does it have on the writing of the narrative?

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