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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. What kind of story does the author use as an example of how a story can suggest characters?
(a) Murder.
(b) Unwilling confinement.
(c) Natural disaster.
(d) Space adventure.

2. What type of vocabulary creates a negative response to a character?
(a) Inconsistent.
(b) Small and underutilized.
(c) Incomprehensible.
(d) Large and overused.

3. What is the fourth and final technique for interjecting humor listed by the author in Chapter 10?
(a) Role reversal.
(b) Timing.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Eccentricity.

4. What must a writer define in creative writing?
(a) Style and point of view, but not tone.
(b) Style, tone, and point of view.
(c) Style and tone, but not point of view.
(d) Tone and point of view, but not style.

5. Which one of the following is not given in Chapter 12 as a reason for characters to change themselves?
(a) Greed.
(b) External circumstances.
(c) Will.
(d) Action.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What style of writing is effective in combining the telling of a story with the reason it is being told?

3. Which type of narrative is most often used when writing from a Presentation perspective?

4. What do the most engaging characters reveal about themselves?

5. When an idea is the primary focus, what is the role of the characters?

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