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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 kinds of situations can make a character more interesting?
(a) Ones that the character and the reader are expecting.
(b) Ones that the reader is unaccustomed with.
(c) Ones that the character is unaccustomed with.
(d) Ones that the character has been in before.

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

3. What type of humor is injected into a comedy?
(a) Incongruous.
(b) Unconventional.
(c) Unacceptable.
(d) Inconceivable.

4. What type of motives should be included when writing a character that is more believable?
(a) Vaguely defined.
(b) Inconsistent and changing.
(c) Clearly defined.
(d) Consistent and unchanging.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the problems with writing based on an issue?

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

3. What type of imperfections can be appealing to readers?

4. What kind of jeopardy can a character be placed in to evoke an emotional response from the reader?

5. In Chapter 11, what does the author state makes a character believable?

(see the answer key)

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