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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 kind of story does the author use as an example of how a story can suggest characters?
(a) Murder.
(b) Space adventure.
(c) Unwilling confinement.
(d) Natural disaster.

2. How does a flashback affect the present narrative?
(a) It stops the narrative.
(b) It speeds the narrative up.
(c) It slows the narrative down.
(d) It does not affect the narrative.

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

4. Why do some readers interpret a change in a character that was not written to change?
(a) The reader did not understand the character when reading about it.
(b) The author did not understand the reader.
(c) The reader did not understand the plot.
(d) The author did not understand the character when writing it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the motives of a believable character affect the direction of the story?

2. What can cause a reader to become more engaged with a character?

3. How can a character appear to change while remaining unchanged?

4. How much fiction uses random transformation?

5. What part of a character's name provides a clear starting point for defining that character's context?

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