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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 part of a character's name provides a clear starting point for defining that character's context?
(a) The last name.
(b) The middle name.
(c) The first name.
(d) The reason they were given the name.

2. What will help a writer to maintain consistency?
(a) Not having more than three central characters.
(b) Keeping a list of character names.
(c) Keeping a list of character traits and facts.
(d) Not having more than four supporting characters.

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

4. What two things should a writer be open to translating into their characters and stories?
(a) Possibility and the unknown.
(b) Possibility and insight.
(c) Impossibility and insight.
(d) Impossibility and the unknown.

5. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?
(a) The future of central characters.
(b) The pasts of central characters.
(c) The future of supporting characters.
(d) The pasts of supporting characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer use with words to achieve his/her main goals?

2. What type of reputation can a character have?

3. What will many experienced authors claim about their characters?

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

5. What do the readers and creators of a contemporary narrative believe about in-depth characterization?

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