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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. How many basic factors are there common to all forms of narrative writing?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

3. What is the function of a major character?
(a) To be interesting, but not necessarily believable.
(b) To be believable, but not necessarily interesting.
(c) To be interesting and believable.
(d) To be neither interesting nor believable.

4. How does the author describe the act of creative writing in the Introduction?
(a) As a limited act.
(b) As an unlimited act.
(c) As a collaborative act.
(d) As a solitary act.

5. What is a narrative that is focused on an event trying to make sense of?
(a) Ideas.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Intentions.
(d) Milieu.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When an idea is the primary focus, what is the role of the characters?

4. How many ways are there to know a character?

5. What do walk-ons lend to a narrative?

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