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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 type of reputation can a character have?
(a) One that is not deserved.
(b) Deserved or not deserved.
(c) A character should not have a reputation.
(d) One that is deserved.

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

3. What is "justification"?
(a) Presenting actions at the end of a narrative to explain earlier actions.
(b) Presenting details about a character to explain a past, present, or future event.
(c) Presenting actions early in a narrative to explain future actions.
(d) Presenting details around an action as it is occurring to explain that action.

4. What must accompany self-sacrifice in an engaging character?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Reason.

5. What type of attitude should a character have with reference to events?
(a) Vaguely defined.
(b) Inconsistent and changing.
(c) Consistent and unchanging.
(d) Clearly defined.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of traits should a writer use when first introducing a character?

2. What technique can help avoid cliché?

3. What two ideals is the author blending in Chapter 9?

4. Which character in Pygmalion does the author use as an example of a character that changes him or herself?

5. What is the fourth and final technique for interjecting humor listed by the author in Chapter 10?

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