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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When an idea is the primary focus, what is the role of the characters?
(a) They define the plot in some way.
(b) They define the plot completely.
(c) Simple plot functionaries.
(d) Complex plot functionaries.

2. What does the author think about characters from unrelated ideas?
(a) It would be interesting, but it is not possible to put them together.
(b) It is possible to put them together, but not interesting.
(c) It is neither possible nor interesting to put them together.
(d) It is both possible and interesting to put them together.

3. How many of the basic elements of a narrative does milieu incorporate?
(a) All of them.
(b) One of them.
(c) Three of them.
(d) None of them.

4. What kind of traits should a writer use when first introducing a character?
(a) Detailed.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Limiting.
(d) Broad-strokes.

5. What do walk-ons lend to a narrative?
(a) Questions.
(b) Unpredictability.
(c) Realism.
(d) Depth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well do readers want to know characters in a book?

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

3. What can cause a reader to become more engaged with a character?

4. According to the author, what is an engaging narrative never about?

5. According to the quote that ends Chapter 3, where does the author believe a writer can find wonderful stories?

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