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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 type of reputation can a character have?
(a) A character should not have a reputation.
(b) One that is deserved.
(c) One that is not deserved.
(d) Deserved or not deserved.

2. What kinds of situations can make a character more interesting?
(a) Ones that the reader is unaccustomed with.
(b) Ones that the character has been in before.
(c) Ones that the character and the reader are expecting.
(d) Ones that the character is unaccustomed with.

3. 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) No landscapes on earth.
(c) Any landscape on earth.
(d) Very few landscapes on earth.

4. How many ways are there to know a character?
(a) None.
(b) A few.
(c) Only one.
(d) Several.

5. What will a writer discover when they take their eyes off of the main character?
(a) Who is far away.
(b) What is far away.
(c) Who is nearby.
(d) What is nearby.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the author describe the act of creative writing in the Introduction?

3. What should the writer's own experiences have in order to be used as fictional inspiration?

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

5. What must a writer define in creative writing?

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