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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. How are "showing" and "telling" defined?
(a) Showing affects only the characters, telling affects only the events.
(b) Showing gives a sense of immediacy, telling gives a sense of passivity.
(c) Showing affects only the events, telling affects only the characters.
(d) Showing gives a sense of passivity, telling gives a sense of immediacy.

2. Why does a character in a novel pursue a transformation in his/her life?
(a) His/her role has become insignificant.
(b) His/her role has become complicated.
(c) His/her role has become unbearable.
(d) His/her role has become unpredictable.

3. What place can writers use as inspiration for their characters?
(a) Memory, but not observation.
(b) Observation and memory.
(c) Observation and another person's memory.
(d) Observation, but not memory.

4. What type of vocabulary creates a negative response to a character?
(a) Large and overused.
(b) Incomprehensible.
(c) Inconsistent.
(d) Small and underutilized.

5. How much fiction uses random transformation?
(a) Some.
(b) None.
(c) Most.
(d) All.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique can help avoid cliché?

2. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?

3. According to the author in Chapter 13, what is the writer's responsibility?

4. How much freedom do characters have to change in comedy?

5. Which one of the following is not given in Chapter 12 as a reason for characters to change themselves?

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