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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. 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 has no impact on it.
(c) It has an average impact on it.
(d) It is only a small part of it.

2. Which incidents in the story must the narrator be present for in order to make a first person narrative effective?
(a) Neither the major nor the minor incidents.
(b) The minor incidents.
(c) The major and the minor incidents.
(d) The major incidents.

3. In the author's opinion, what must a transformation be?
(a) Justified and logical.
(b) Justified.
(c) Logical.
(d) Complete.

4. What does the term, "take", describe in a comedy?
(a) When a character points out the irony of something.
(b) When a narrator points out the seriousness of something.
(c) When a narrator points out the inaccuracies of something.
(d) When a character points out the absurdity of something.

5. According to the author in Chapter 10, what is comedy almost always about?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Accidents.
(c) Pain.
(d) Vengeance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, how do people write in comparison to the way they speak?

2. Which perspective is placed on the humor by a writer in a comedy?

3. Which form of language requires more precision?

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

5. What type of relationships can contribute to a character's attitude?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can contribute to a powerful sense of attitude for a character?

2. What is the value of justification and how does a writer decide the amount to include in a story?

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

4. What is the author's theory of how people experience transformations in life?

5. What are the three levels in which a writer can penetrate the mind or experience of a viewpoint character?

6. What are the most common tenses used in narration and how does the author describe the risks involved with using different ones?

7. In what ways can a character change him/herself?

8. What are some of the ways a writer can develop a story around characters that do not change?

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

10. What are some of the consequences that are beyond a character's control and provoke a transformation?

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