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

2. Why do some readers interpret a change in a character that was not written to change?
(a) The author did not understand the reader.
(b) The reader did not understand the plot.
(c) The reader did not understand the character when reading about it.
(d) The author did not understand the character when writing it.

3. What style of writing is effective in combining the telling of a story with the reason it is being told?
(a) Dramatic writing.
(b) Comic writing.
(c) Adventure writing.
(d) Mystery writing.

4. When is telling a story valuable to a narrative?
(a) Only when it advances present action.
(b) Only when it explains a present or future action.
(c) Only when it advances future action.
(d) Only when it explains a past action.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How can changes in people be perceived by others?

2. Which type of narrative is most often used when writing from a Representation perspective?

3. What reason does a character have for going through a random transformation?

4. What type of speech patterns do people use when they are talking into a recorder?

5. What are the other words used by the author to describe random transformations in characters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is comedy usually the result of, and what is humor based on?

2. What choice must a writer make when using a first person narrative, and what should influence the decision?

3. How can a presentation perspective and a representation perspective be successfully applied?

4. In Chapter 18, how does the author describe the potential of a writer in finding characters?

5. What are some of the limitations and advantages of the first person narrative?

6. What is the difference between first person narrative and third person narrative?

7. How do "showing" and "telling" affect the story?

8. How can a writer explore a character's past?

9. What are some of the different voices a person uses based on the situation?

10. What are some of the techniques for interjecting humor?

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