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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 does the author hope to give writers who read the book?
(a) A specific set of instructions.
(b) A set of tools.
(c) A secret formula.
(d) A popular method.

2. How well do readers want to know characters in a book?
(a) As well as they know people in a movie.
(b) Better than they know characters in a movie.
(c) Better than they know people in life.
(d) As well as they know people in life.

3. What do the two questions the author poses at the end of Chapter 2 add to a novel?
(a) Dramatic interest for the background of a character.
(b) Practical interest for the background of a character.
(c) Practical interest for the characters and events.
(d) Dramatic interest for the characters and events.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often are sources of inspiration altered?

2. What is one of the problems with writing based on an issue?

3. With what does the author intend to help writers?

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

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

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