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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should a writer do when adding layers to a stereotyped character?
(a) Confirm the reader's expectations.
(b) Confuse the reader.
(c) Surprise the reader.
(d) Prove the reader wrong.

2. Besides emotional, what type of attention from the reader is the goal of Chapter 7?
(a) Inadvertent.
(b) Subconscious.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Analytical.

3. What determines the amount of characterization in an event?
(a) The number of pages.
(b) The timing of the event.
(c) The desire of the author.
(d) The importance of the event.

4. Why does a character in a novel pursue a transformation in his/her life?
(a) His/her role has become complicated.
(b) His/her role has become unbearable.
(c) His/her role has become insignificant.
(d) His/her role has become unpredictable.

5. What do the most engaging characters reveal about themselves?
(a) Unknown fears.
(b) Fearlessness.
(c) Unknown flaws.
(d) A heroic side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an example of a minor character's function?

2. What does the contract between an author and a reader state?

3. What does the writer use with words to achieve his/her main goals?

4. What should the writer's own experiences have in order to be used as fictional inspiration?

5. What are three good example of character definition in fiction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between "walk-ons" and minor characters?

2. How and why should a writer vary the names used in their stories?

3. What is a helpful tip about keeping track of character names that the author provides at the end of Chapter 4?

4. Which traits will trigger dislike for a character?

5. How does character factor into a narrative and why is it often a complex process?

6. What is the intent of the author in "Characters and Viewpoint"?

7. What are some of the ways a reader can know a character that is well written?

8. How can writers find characters within themselves?

9. In what way can the story itself provide a writer with additional characters?

10. What are the two aspects of creative writing and what is the difference between them?

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