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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why should sources of inspiration be altered?
(a) To make them more effective.
(b) To make them more unrealistic
(c) To make them more familiar.
(d) To make them more mysterious.

2. What determines the amount of characterization in an event?
(a) The timing of the event.
(b) The importance of the event.
(c) The desire of the author.
(d) The number of pages.

3. With what does the author intend to help writers?
(a) Rating their work.
(b) Writing longer novels.
(c) Writing shorter novels.
(d) Fulfilling their responsibilities.

4. How should exaggeration be used when writing a comedy?
(a) Exaggeration should not be used in a comedy.
(b) With extreme caution.
(c) Within certain boundaries.
(d) With no boundaries.

5. What is a key contributor to a character's attitude?
(a) The present.
(b) The past, present, and future.
(c) The past.
(d) The future.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well do readers want to know characters in a book?

2. What types of details are necessary to make a character believable?

3. What kind of traits should a writer use when first introducing a character?

4. What will a writer discover when they take their eyes off of the main character?

5. What is milieu?

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