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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How much fiction uses random transformation?
(a) Most.
(b) All.
(c) None.
(d) Some.
2. What is a viewpoint narrator?
(a) One that observes and comments on the narrative from the perspective of a single character.
(b) One that observes and comments on the narrative from the perspective of only the major characters.
(c) One that observes and comments on the narrative from the perspective of only the minor characters.
(d) One that observes and comments on the narrative from the perspective of the reader.
3. How much impact does sound have on the types of voices the author is discussing in Chapter 13?
(a) It is a major part of it.
(b) It is only a small part of it.
(c) It has no impact on it.
(d) It has an average impact on it.
4. How are "showing" and "telling" defined?
(a) Showing affects only the characters, telling affects only the events.
(b) Showing gives a sense of immediacy, telling gives a sense of passivity.
(c) Showing gives a sense of passivity, telling gives a sense of immediacy.
(d) Showing affects only the events, telling affects only the characters.
5. What is the fourth and final technique for interjecting humor listed by the author in Chapter 10?
(a) Role reversal.
(b) Timing.
(c) Eccentricity.
(d) Sarcasm.
6. What is a Presentation perspective?
(a) A narrative that allows the reader to forget they are being told a story.
(b) A narrative that reminds the reader they are being told a story.
(c) A narrative that influences the reader how to respond to the story.
(d) A narrative that prevents the reader from responding to a story.
7. What types of details are necessary to make a character believable?
(a) Irrelevant and inappropriate.
(b) Irrelevant, but appropriate.
(c) Relevant and appropriate.
(d) Relevant, but inappropriate.
8. In comedy, how should a transformation be presented?
(a) In an unjustified way.
(b) In a justified way.
(c) In the middle of the story.
(d) Close to the end of the story.
9. What happens if a disproportionate amount of justification is presented in a story?
(a) The reader will not understand the things that the author will deliver.
(b) The reader will expect things that the author will not deliver.
(c) The reader will not understand why the author has not delivered anything.
(d) The reader will not expect the things that the author will deliver.
10. How can a character effectively have a random transformation?
(a) Only in a world where no one else changes.
(b) Only in a world where everyone else changes.
(c) Only in a world where random change is abnormal.
(d) Only in a world where random change is normal.
11. What is a common reaction to a change?
(a) People might be saddened by it.
(b) People might be confused by it.
(c) People might be amused by it.
(d) People might be fearful of it.
12. What is the number of characters available to a writer, according to the author in Chapter 18?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Unlimited.
13. What type of attitude should a character have with reference to events?
(a) Consistent and unchanging.
(b) Vaguely defined.
(c) Clearly defined.
(d) Inconsistent and changing.
14. What is a key contributor to a character's attitude?
(a) The present.
(b) The future.
(c) The past.
(d) The past, present, and future.
15. What type of humor is injected into a comedy?
(a) Incongruous.
(b) Unacceptable.
(c) Unconventional.
(d) Inconceivable.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the author in the beginning of Chapter 12, what changes along with people?
2. What should the motives reveal when making a character more believable?
3. When is telling a story valuable to a narrative?
4. How can a character appear to change while remaining unchanged?
5. What is a Representation perspective?
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