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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. Which tenses are the most commonly used?
(a) Present or future tense.
(b) Present, past, or future tense.
(c) Past or future tense.
(d) Present or past tense.

2. What types of details are necessary to make a character believable?
(a) Relevant and appropriate.
(b) Irrelevant, but appropriate.
(c) Relevant, but inappropriate.
(d) Irrelevant and inappropriate.

3. Which series of novels by Robert Parker are listed as an example of characters that are influenced to change?
(a) Jesse Stone.
(b) Spenser.
(c) Philip Marlowe.
(d) Sunny Randall.

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

5. As explained in Chapter 15, what is the time difference in "showing" and "telling"?
(a) Showing takes less time than telling.
(b) Showing takes more time than telling.
(c) The time for both showing and telling depends on the writer.
(d) Showing and telling take the same amount of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of relationships can contribute to a character's attitude?

2. What is part of the reader's experience of the milieu?

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

4. What determines the amount of characterization in an event?

5. What type of imperfections can be appealing to readers?

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