2. How will the story itself suggest characters?
(a) According to what needs to happen, but not how it needs to take place.
(b) According to the ending of a story.
(c) According to the beginning of a story.
(d) According to what needs to happen and how it needs to take place.

3. In order to avoid being boring, what does a character have to be?
(a) Familiar and idiosyncratic.
(b) Unfamiliar and idiosyncratic.
(c) Passive and mysterious.
(d) Aggressive and mysterious.

4. When an idea is the primary focus, what is the role of the characters?
(a) Complex plot functionaries.
(b) They define the plot in some way.
(c) Simple plot functionaries.
(d) They define the plot completely.

5. What type of reaction will an audience have to a character with opposing characteristics?
(a) Immediate and negative.
(b) Slow, but mostly negative.
(c) They may not respond at all.
(d) Immediate, but not necessarily negative.

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

7. What is one of the problems with writing based on an issue?
(a) The characters tend to embody attitudes or perspectives.
(b) The characters tend to embody perspectives with no attitudes.
(c) The characters tend to embody attitudes with no perspectives.
(d) The characters embody neither attitudes nor perspectives.

8. What must a storyteller do when creating characters or events?
(a) Broaden the theme.
(b) Understand and define the theme.
(c) Broaden the plot.
(d) Understand and define the implications of the plot.

9. Which one of the following is not an example of how to vary the names of characters to distinguish them for the reader?
(a) Number of syllables.
(b) Initials.
(c) Length.
(d) Ending letters.

10. How many different aspects of creative writing are there?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

11. Which of the following is not an example of a broad stroke definition?
(a) Male/female.
(b) Old/young.
(c) Big/small.
(d) Antagonistic/responsive.

12. What kind of jeopardy can a character be placed in to evoke an emotional response from the reader?
(a) Physical or emotional, but believable.
(b) Physical or emotional, but unbelievable.
(c) Only physical and believable.
(d) Only emotional and unbelievable.

13. How many basic factors are there common to all forms of narrative writing?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

14. Which one of the following is not an example of a character trait that will gain an emotional connection with the reader?
(a) Ambiguity.
(b) Cleverness.
(c) Negativity.
(d) Positive attitude.

15. What kind of narrative should a storyteller use?
(a) Effective and condensed.
(b) Effective and involved.
(c) Effective and engaging.
(d) Effective and poetic.