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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?
(a) The pasts of supporting characters.
(b) The future of supporting characters.
(c) The future of central characters.
(d) The pasts of central characters.

2. With what does the author intend to help writers?
(a) Fulfilling their responsibilities.
(b) Rating their work.
(c) Writing longer novels.
(d) Writing shorter novels.

3. What should a writer do when adding layers to a stereotyped character?
(a) Confirm the reader's expectations.
(b) Confuse the reader.
(c) Surprise the reader.
(d) Prove the reader wrong.

4. What do the readers and creators of a contemporary narrative believe about in-depth characterization?
(a) It is necessary, but not expected.
(b) It is neither expected nor necessary.
(c) It is expected, but not necessary.
(d) It is both expected and necessary.

5. What must a writer define in creative writing?
(a) Tone and point of view, but not style.
(b) Style, tone, and point of view.
(c) Style and tone, but not point of view.
(d) Style and point of view, but not tone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique can help avoid cliché?

2. When an idea is the primary focus, what is the role of the characters?

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

4. What can other characters provide for the main character?

5. What part of a character's name provides a clear starting point for defining that character's context?

(see the answer key)

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