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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. Based on the author's quote at the end of Chapter 16, when is a first person narrative not worth doing?
(a) When it does not reveal the opinions of the narrator.
(b) When it does not reveal the narrator's character.
(c) When it reveals the narrator's character.
(d) When it reveals the opinions of the narrator.

2. What type of attitude should a character have with reference to events?
(a) Inconsistent and changing.
(b) Vaguely defined.
(c) Consistent and unchanging.
(d) Clearly defined.

3. What is the number of characters available to a writer, according to the author in Chapter 18?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Unlimited.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

5. What type of influences might cause a character to change?
(a) The influence of other characters, but not circumstances.
(b) The influence of other characters or circumstances.
(c) The influence of circumstances, but not characters.
(d) The influence of neither other characters nor circumstances.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What difficulty exists when writing a first person narrative?

3. How can a character appear to change while remaining unchanged?

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

5. What is a Representation perspective?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the difference between an omniscient narrator and a viewpoint narrator?

3. What creates believable characters, according to the author in, "The Serious Character: Make Us Believe"?

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

5. How does the importance of a character affect the change undergone, and what effect does it have on the writing of the narrative?

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

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

8. What is "controlled disbelief"?

9. How does the topic of transformations lead the author to an important reason that fiction exists?

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

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