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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 place can writers use as inspiration for their characters?
(a) Observation, but not memory.
(b) Observation and memory.
(c) Memory, but not observation.
(d) Observation and another person's memory.

2. What will help a writer to maintain consistency?
(a) Not having more than four supporting characters.
(b) Keeping a list of character traits and facts.
(c) Not having more than three central characters.
(d) Keeping a list of character names.

3. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?
(a) The pasts of supporting characters.
(b) The future of supporting characters.
(c) The future of central characters.
(d) The pasts of central characters.

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

5. What does the writer use with words to achieve his/her main goals?
(a) Poetic license.
(b) Structure.
(c) Research.
(d) Grammar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often are sources of inspiration altered?

3. What happens to sources of inspiration once they are incorporated into characters?

4. How does the author describe writing based on an issue?

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

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