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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. According to the author, where do characters come from?
(a) The author's mind.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) They must be based on real life people.
(d) They must be purely fictional.

2. What type of reaction will an audience have to a character with opposing characteristics?
(a) They may not respond at all.
(b) Immediate, but not necessarily negative.
(c) Immediate and negative.
(d) Slow, but mostly negative.

3. Which one of the following is not an example the author uses as a way to add emotional intensity to a character?
(a) Signs.
(b) Mistakes.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Omens.

4. Which type of narrative is most often used when writing from a Representation perspective?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person or second person.
(d) First person.

5. According to the author, what is the purpose of fiction?
(a) To give a detailed analysis of human nature.
(b) To give a better understanding of human mistakes.
(c) To give a detailed analysis of human mistakes.
(d) To give a better understanding of human nature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much fiction uses random transformation?

3. What do the readers and creators of a contemporary narrative believe about in-depth characterization?

4. What type of humor is injected into a comedy?

5. With what does the author intend to help writers?

(see the answer key)

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