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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. Besides context, what else can a name provide for a character?
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Intentions.
(c) Preferences.
(d) Background.

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 beginning of a story.
(c) According to what needs to happen and how it needs to take place.
(d) According to the ending of a story.

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

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

5. What are three good example of character definition in fiction?
(a) Relatives, habits, and behavior.
(b) Talents, relatives, and behavior.
(c) Talents, relatives, and habits.
(d) Talents, habits, and behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, where do characters come from?

2. What does the author hope to give writers who read the book?

3. Which one of the following is not a powerful resource for finding characters listed by the author?

4. What does the writer use with words to achieve his/her main goals?

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

(see the answer key)

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