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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the author describe writing based on an issue?
(a) A tricky source of characters.
(b) A distracting source of characters.
(c) A misleading source of characters.
(d) An ambiguous source of characters.

3. Which one of the following is not a powerful resource for finding characters listed by the author?
(a) The writer's previous works.
(b) The writer's unrelated memories.
(c) The writer's feelings.
(d) The writer's self.

4. How many basic types of characters are there?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. What types of details are necessary to make a character believable?
(a) Irrelevant and inappropriate.
(b) Relevant, but inappropriate.
(c) Relevant and appropriate.
(d) Irrelevant, but appropriate.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in Chapter 12, which author wrote stories that featured characters that did not change by their own motives?

2. How many basic factors are there common to all forms of narrative writing?

3. What do the most engaging characters reveal about themselves?

4. How can a character appear to change while remaining unchanged?

5. What type of motives should be included when writing a character that is more believable?

(see the answer key)

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