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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things should a writer be open to translating into their characters and stories?
(a) Possibility and insight.
(b) Impossibility and the unknown.
(c) Impossibility and insight.
(d) Possibility and the unknown.

2. What technique can help avoid cliché?
(a) Extensive descriptions.
(b) Realism.
(c) Brief descriptions.
(d) Exaggeration.

3. What should the writer's own experiences have in order to be used as fictional inspiration?
(a) Emotional, theoretical, or experiential connection with a character.
(b) Theoretical, spiritual, or experiential connection with a character.
(c) Emotional, theoretical, or spiritual connection with a character.
(d) Emotional, spiritual, or experiential connection with a character.

4. Why does a character in a novel pursue a transformation in his/her life?
(a) His/her role has become complicated.
(b) His/her role has become unbearable.
(c) His/her role has become insignificant.
(d) His/her role has become unpredictable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides context, what else can a name provide for a character?

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

3. What is the author's theory about fiction in Chapter 5?

4. In the subtitle of "Characters and Viewpoint", what are the three objectives that the author promises to deliver?

5. On a basic level, which one of the following defines character in a narrative?

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