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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. Which of the following is not an example of a broad stroke definition?
(a) Male/female.
(b) Big/small.
(c) Antagonistic/responsive.
(d) Old/young.

2. How will the story itself suggest characters?
(a) According to what needs to happen, but not how it needs to take place.
(b) According to the ending of a story.
(c) According to the beginning of a story.
(d) According to what needs to happen and how it needs to take place.

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

4. What is a writer's fundamental responsibility?
(a) To observe the world, but never to absorb nor to analyze it.
(b) To observe and analyze the world, but never to absorb it.
(c) To observe, absorb, and analyze the world.
(d) To observe and absorb the world, but never to analyze it.

5. What can other characters provide for the main character?
(a) Conflict, but never assistance.
(b) Conflict or assistance.
(c) Assistance, but never conflict.
(d) Neither conflict nor assistance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author think about characters from unrelated ideas?

3. What must a storyteller do when creating characters or events?

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

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

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