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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. In order to avoid being boring, what does a character have to be?
(a) Unfamiliar and idiosyncratic.
(b) Aggressive and mysterious.
(c) Passive and mysterious.
(d) Familiar and idiosyncratic.

2. According to the author, what is an engaging narrative never about?
(a) Ordinary people doing extraordinary things for extraordinary reasons.
(b) Ordinary people doing ordinary things for ordinary reasons.
(c) Extraordinary people doing ordinary things for extraordinary reasons.
(d) Ordinary people doing ordinary things for extraordinary reasons.

3. What will many experienced authors claim about their characters?
(a) They were completely invented for the story.
(b) They were taken from life.
(c) They were taken from other literary works.
(d) They were inspired by history.

4. What type of reaction will an audience have to a character with opposing characteristics?
(a) Immediate and negative.
(b) Slow, but mostly negative.
(c) Immediate, but not necessarily negative.
(d) They may not respond at all.

5. According to the author, where do characters come from?
(a) The author's mind.
(b) They must be purely fictional.
(c) Everywhere.
(d) They must be based on real life people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are three good example of character definition in fiction?

3. What determines the amount of characterization in an event?

4. How does the author describe writing based on an issue?

5. What is a writer's fundamental responsibility?

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