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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of situations can make a character more interesting?
(a) Ones that the character has been in before.
(b) Ones that the reader is unaccustomed with.
(c) Ones that the character and the reader are expecting.
(d) Ones that the character is unaccustomed with.

2. How many basic factors are there common to all forms of narrative writing?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. How does the author describe writing based on an issue?
(a) A tricky source of characters.
(b) A misleading source of characters.
(c) An ambiguous source of characters.
(d) A distracting source of characters.

4. According to the author, where do characters come from?
(a) They must be based on real life people.
(b) They must be purely fictional.
(c) The author's mind.
(d) Everywhere.

5. How necessary is it for characters to be more than stereotypes in a narrative where an idea is the primary focus?
(a) The characters are never more than stereotypes in a narrative.
(b) Rarely necessary.
(c) Very necessary.
(d) Somewhat necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an example of a minor character's function?

2. What must a writer define in creative writing?

3. What part of a character's name provides a clear starting point for defining that character's context?

4. How does the author describe the act of creative writing in the Introduction?

5. What kind of narrative should a storyteller use?

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