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

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

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

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

5. In the subtitle of "Characters and Viewpoint", what are the three objectives that the author promises to deliver?
(a) How to find, invent, and construct characters.
(b) How to invent, label, and portray characters.
(c) How to find, invent, and portray characters.
(d) How to invent, construct, and animate characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chapter 1 end?

2. According to the author, what is the purpose of fiction?

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

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

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

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