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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. On a basic level, which one of the following defines character in a narrative?
(a) Relationships with milieu, but not idea.
(b) Relationships with all forms except for milieu and idea.
(c) Relationships with milieu and idea.
(d) Relationships with idea, but not milieu.

2. What is a Presentation perspective?
(a) A narrative that prevents the reader from responding to a story.
(b) A narrative that allows the reader to forget they are being told a story.
(c) A narrative that influences the reader how to respond to the story.
(d) A narrative that reminds the reader they are being told a story.

3. What does the term, "take", describe in a comedy?
(a) When a character points out the absurdity of something.
(b) When a character points out the irony of something.
(c) When a narrator points out the inaccuracies of something.
(d) When a narrator points out the seriousness of something.

4. In Chapter 11, what does the author state makes a character believable?
(a) The portrayal of truth.
(b) The absence of truth.
(c) The allusion to truth.
(d) The illusion of truth.

5. How is the event described?
(a) What happens outside of the narrative and why.
(b) What happens outside of the narrative and when.
(c) What happens in the narrative and when.
(d) What happens in the narrative and why.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of physical appearance can make a character more engaging?

2. What do the two questions the author poses at the end of Chapter 2 add to a novel?

3. When an idea is the primary focus, what is the role of the characters?

4. What difficulty exists when writing a first person narrative?

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

(see the answer key)

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