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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. What determines the amount of characterization in an event?
(a) The importance of the event.
(b) The number of pages.
(c) The timing of the event.
(d) The desire of the author.

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

3. What kind of narrative should a storyteller use?
(a) Effective and condensed.
(b) Effective and involved.
(c) Effective and poetic.
(d) Effective and engaging.

4. As what is the idea of hierarchy defined?
(a) A guideline to which characters to introduce first in a narrative.
(b) A guideline to the amount of narrative each character receives.
(c) A guideline to how many characters to include in a narrative.
(d) A guideline to the role a character plays in the plot.

5. What kinds of situations can make a character more interesting?
(a) Ones that the character and the reader are expecting.
(b) Ones that the reader is unaccustomed with.
(c) Ones that the character has been in before.
(d) Ones that the character is unaccustomed with.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides emotional, what type of attention from the reader is the goal of Chapter 7?

2. How does Chapter 1 end?

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

4. According to the author, where do characters come from?

5. What two ideals is the author blending in Chapter 9?

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