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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 is one of the problems with writing based on an issue?
(a) The characters tend to embody attitudes or perspectives.
(b) The characters embody neither attitudes nor perspectives.
(c) The characters tend to embody attitudes with no perspectives.
(d) The characters tend to embody perspectives with no attitudes.

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

3. How is the event described?
(a) What happens outside of the narrative and when.
(b) What happens in the narrative and when.
(c) What happens outside of the narrative and why.
(d) What happens in the narrative and why.

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

5. What should a writer do when adding layers to a stereotyped character?
(a) Surprise the reader.
(b) Confirm the reader's expectations.
(c) Prove the reader wrong.
(d) Confuse the reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not an example of a story where an idea is the primary narrative?

2. What place can writers use as inspiration for their characters?

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

4. In a story where character is the primary focus, how many characters need to be fully developed?

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

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