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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. How is the event described?
(a) What happens outside of the narrative and when.
(b) What happens in the narrative and why.
(c) What happens in the narrative and when.
(d) What happens outside of the narrative and why.

2. What is milieu?
(a) The mental, cultural, or social context.
(b) The physical, cultural, or social context.
(c) The physical, historical, or social context.
(d) The mental, historical, or social context.

3. Which perspective is placed on the humor by a writer in a comedy?
(a) Unreasonable.
(b) Reasonable.
(c) Narrow.
(d) Skewed.

4. What type of pain and suffering for a character causes the reader's emotional investment to expand?
(a) Potential.
(b) Unreasonable.
(c) Imagined.
(d) Previous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What must a writer define in creative writing?

2. What balance must be met when creating an endearing character?

3. What type of motives should be included when writing a character that is more believable?

4. What kinds of situations can make a character more interesting?

5. What type of reputation can a character have?

(see the answer key)

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