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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of motives should be included when writing a character that is more believable?
(a) Vaguely defined.
(b) Consistent and unchanging.
(c) Inconsistent and changing.
(d) Clearly defined.

3. What word is used to describe the life ideally given to fictional characters?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Vivid.
(c) Eventful.
(d) Colorful.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the techniques for interjecting humor even more effective?

2. How are "showing" and "telling" defined?

3. How can emotion be elevated for a character by utilizing the natural world?

4. What will help a writer to maintain consistency?

5. What is a Representation perspective?

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