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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. What type of attitude should a character have with reference to events?
(a) Clearly defined.
(b) Consistent and unchanging.
(c) Inconsistent and changing.
(d) Vaguely defined.

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

3. What must accompany self-sacrifice in an engaging character?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Reason.

4. How many ways are there to know a character?
(a) Several.
(b) None.
(c) Only one.
(d) A few.

5. What does the term, "take", describe in a comedy?
(a) When a narrator points out the inaccuracies of something.
(b) When a character points out the absurdity of something.
(c) When a character points out the irony of something.
(d) When a narrator points out the seriousness of something.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the contract between an author and a reader state?

2. What type of humor is injected into a comedy?

3. What should the motives reveal when making a character more believable?

4. According to the quote that ends Chapter 3, where does the author believe a writer can find wonderful stories?

5. Besides context, what else can a name provide for a character?

(see the answer key)

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