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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must accompany self-sacrifice in an engaging character?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Reason.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Mystery.

2. What will help a writer to maintain consistency?
(a) Keeping a list of character traits and facts.
(b) Not having more than four supporting characters.
(c) Keeping a list of character names.
(d) Not having more than three central characters.

3. In order to help make a character more believable, how should the details be presented?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Pertinently.
(c) Gradually.
(d) Sporadically.

4. Besides context, what else can a name provide for a character?
(a) Background.
(b) Preferences.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Intentions.

5. In comedy, how should a transformation be presented?
(a) Close to the end of the story.
(b) In an unjustified way.
(c) In a justified way.
(d) In the middle of the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Irish novelist does the author refer to when describing characters that change from situations beyond their control?

2. According to the author, what is the purpose of fiction?

3. What is a narrative that is focused on an event trying to make sense of?

4. What is likely to cause an audience to connect with a character emotionally?

5. What is one of fiction's most important purposes?

(see the answer key)

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