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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does a character have for going through a random transformation?
(a) An illogical reason.
(b) A logical reason.
(c) An unexplained reason.
(d) No reason.

2. How much freedom do characters have to change in comedy?
(a) None.
(b) More.
(c) Only the central character can change in comedy.
(d) Less.

3. What do the most engaging characters reveal about themselves?
(a) A heroic side.
(b) Unknown fears.
(c) Fearlessness.
(d) Unknown flaws.

4. How does the author describe what it means to "raise the stakes"?
(a) Increasing what a character has lost.
(b) Increasing what a character has gained.
(c) Increasing what a character has to lose, but not to gain.
(d) Increasing what a character has to lose or gain.

5. Besides emotional, what type of attention from the reader is the goal of Chapter 7?
(a) Inadvertent.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Subconscious.
(d) Analytical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is an example of a character that remains unchanged?

2. What kind of story does the author use as an example of how a story can suggest characters?

3. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?

4. Which one of the following is not an example of a character trait that will gain an emotional connection with the reader?

5. How much fiction uses random transformation?

(see the answer key)

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