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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 technique can help avoid cliché?
(a) Realism.
(b) Extensive descriptions.
(c) Exaggeration.
(d) Brief descriptions.

2. What should the writer's own experiences have in order to be used as fictional inspiration?
(a) Theoretical, spiritual, or experiential connection with a character.
(b) Emotional, theoretical, or experiential connection with a character.
(c) Emotional, spiritual, or experiential connection with a character.
(d) Emotional, theoretical, or spiritual connection with a character.

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

4. In defining a fictional character, what causes people to behave differently?
(a) Their education.
(b) The network they are in.
(c) The society they live in.
(d) Their age.

5. Why does a character in a novel pursue a transformation in his/her life?
(a) His/her role has become insignificant.
(b) His/her role has become unbearable.
(c) His/her role has become unpredictable.
(d) His/her role has become complicated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author define an idea?

2. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?

3. According to the author, what is the purpose of fiction?

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

5. On a basic level, which one of the following defines character in a narrative?

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