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

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

3. Besides emotional, what type of attention from the reader is the goal of Chapter 7?
(a) Inadvertent.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Analytical.
(d) Subconscious.

4. How many ways are there to know a character?
(a) Only one.
(b) A few.
(c) Several.
(d) None.

5. Which one of the following is not an example of a character trait that will gain an emotional connection with the reader?
(a) Cleverness.
(b) Negativity.
(c) Positive attitude.
(d) Ambiguity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jeopardy can a character be placed in to evoke an emotional response from the reader?

2. What type of reaction will an audience have to a character with opposing characteristics?

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

4. What must a storyteller do when creating characters or events?

5. What is part of the reader's experience of the milieu?

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