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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 Ayn Rand book, mentioned in Chapter 12, features sympathetic characters that are not transformed, but unmasked?
(a) Anthem.
(b) We the Living.
(c) The Fountainhead.
(d) The Voice of Reason.

2. What are three good example of character definition in fiction?
(a) Relatives, habits, and behavior.
(b) Talents, relatives, and habits.
(c) Talents, habits, and behavior.
(d) Talents, relatives, and behavior.

3. Why is it necessary for a reader to care about the characters in a narrative?
(a) So they will want to know more about them.
(b) So they will sympathize with them more.
(c) So they will anticipate the events in the book.
(d) So they will understand them better.

4. What type of influences might cause a character to change?
(a) The influence of circumstances, but not characters.
(b) The influence of other characters, but not circumstances.
(c) The influence of neither other characters nor circumstances.
(d) The influence of other characters or circumstances.

5. Which one of the following is not an example of a story where an idea is the primary narrative?
(a) Caper.
(b) Western.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Detective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of characterization is needed in a narrative that features the characters as the primary focus?

2. What will the writer have with more important characters and changes?

3. In defining a fictional character, what causes people to behave differently?

4. According to the quote that ends Chapter 3, where does the author believe a writer can find wonderful stories?

5. What do walk-ons lend to a narrative?

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