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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will many experienced authors claim about their characters?
(a) They were completely invented for the story.
(b) They were taken from other literary works.
(c) They were taken from life.
(d) They were inspired by history.

2. How does the author describe the act of creative writing in the Introduction?
(a) As a solitary act.
(b) As a limited act.
(c) As an unlimited act.
(d) As a collaborative act.

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

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

5. According to the quote that ends Chapter 3, where does the author believe a writer can find wonderful stories?
(a) Most landscapes on earth.
(b) Very few landscapes on earth.
(c) Any landscape on earth.
(d) No landscapes on earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not an example of how to vary the names of characters to distinguish them for the reader?

2. What kind of story does the author use as an example of how a story can suggest characters?

3. What will help a writer to maintain consistency?

4. What type of reputation can a character have?

5. What are three good example of character definition in fiction?

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