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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can a character effectively have a random transformation?
(a) Only in a world where random change is normal.
(b) Only in a world where everyone else changes.
(c) Only in a world where no one else changes.
(d) Only in a world where random change is abnormal.

2. In comedy, how should a transformation be presented?
(a) Close to the end of the story.
(b) In an unjustified way.
(c) In a justified way.
(d) In the middle of the story.

3. What effect does writing down words have as opposed to speaking them?
(a) Writing them down makes the voice more formal.
(b) Writing them down makes them more confusing.
(c) Writing them down makes the voice more informal.
(d) Writing them down makes them less confusing.

4. What types of details are necessary to make a character believable?
(a) Relevant and appropriate.
(b) Irrelevant and inappropriate.
(c) Relevant, but inappropriate.
(d) Irrelevant, but appropriate.

5. In order to help make a character more believable, how should the details be presented?
(a) Sporadically.
(b) Gradually.
(c) Pertinently.
(d) Quickly.

6. Which type of narrative is most often used when writing from a Presentation perspective?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person or second person.
(d) First person or third person.

7. Which type of narrative is most often used when writing from a Representation perspective?
(a) First person or second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

8. As explained in Chapter 12, which author wrote stories that featured characters that did not change by their own motives?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) C. S. Forester.
(c) A A Milne.
(d) D. H. Lawrence.

9. What is the benefit of an omniscient narrator?
(a) It can provide a better understanding of the reasons behind the events for the reader.
(b) It can reveal more character in a way that is clearer.
(c) It can provide a better understanding of the events for a reader.
(d) It can reveal more character in less time.

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

11. 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 author did not understand the character when writing it.
(d) The reader did not understand the plot.

12. Which character in Pygmalion does the author use as an example of a character that changes him or herself?
(a) Clara.
(b) Higgins.
(c) Freddy.
(d) Eliza.

13. What makes the techniques for interjecting humor even more effective?
(a) A logical or historical reason.
(b) An emotional or historical reason.
(c) An emotional, logical, or historical reason.
(d) An emotional or logical reason.

14. What are the most popular forms of narration?
(a) First person or third person.
(b) First person or second person.
(c) Second person or third person.
(d) First person, second person, or third person.

15. As explained in Chapter 15, what is the time difference in "showing" and "telling"?
(a) Showing takes more time than telling.
(b) Showing and telling take the same amount of time.
(c) The time for both showing and telling depends on the writer.
(d) Showing takes less time than telling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of fiction's most important purposes?

2. Which form of language requires more precision?

3. What is an omniscient narrator?

4. What is a common reaction to a change?

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

(see the answer keys)

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