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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do walk-ons lend to a narrative?
(a) Depth.
(b) Questions.
(c) Unpredictability.
(d) Realism.

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

3. What two things should a writer be open to translating into their characters and stories?
(a) Impossibility and insight.
(b) Impossibility and the unknown.
(c) Possibility and the unknown.
(d) Possibility and insight.

4. Which one of the following is an example listed in Chapter 12 of a transformation causing consequence that is beyond a character's control?
(a) Gullibility.
(b) Animalistic nature.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Lack of intelligence.

5. What does the author think about characters from unrelated ideas?
(a) It is both possible and interesting to put them together.
(b) It is possible to put them together, but not interesting.
(c) It is neither possible nor interesting to put them together.
(d) It would be interesting, but it is not possible to put them together.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the quote that ends Chapter 3, where does the author believe a writer can find wonderful stories?

2. Besides context, what else can a name provide for a character?

3. What is a key contributor to a character's attitude?

4. In order to help make a character more believable, how should the details be presented?

5. What is it that changes the control a writer has when they write words down?

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