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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two questions the author poses at the end of Chapter 2 add to a novel?
(a) Practical interest for the background of a character.
(b) Dramatic interest for the background of a character.
(c) Practical interest for the characters and events.
(d) Dramatic interest for the characters and events.

2. What type of relationships can contribute to a character's attitude?
(a) Past.
(b) Present.
(c) Future.
(d) Past, present, or future.

3. What can a third person narrative suffer from?
(a) A closeness in time.
(b) A distance in space.
(c) A distance in time.
(d) A closeness in space.

4. How necessary is it for characters to be more than stereotypes in a narrative where an idea is the primary focus?
(a) The characters are never more than stereotypes in a narrative.
(b) Very necessary.
(c) Somewhat necessary.
(d) Rarely necessary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first way a writer can engage the reader?

2. What are the three ways a writer should penetrate the mind or experience of the viewpoint narrator?

3. What kind of characterization is needed in a narrative that features the characters as the primary focus?

4. What is a Presentation perspective?

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

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