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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. Which character in Pygmalion does the author use as an example of a character that changes him or herself?
(a) Freddy.
(b) Higgins.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Clara.

2. What does "controlled disbelief" refer to?
(a) When a character goes along with something they cannot believe.
(b) When a character makes another character go along with something neither one of them believe.
(c) When a character makes another character go along with something they cannot believe.
(d) When a character refuses to go along with something they cannot believe.

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

4. In order to help make a character more believable, how should the details be presented?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Pertinently.
(c) Sporadically.
(d) Gradually.

5. Which form of language requires more precision?
(a) Writing.
(b) Speaking.
(c) Neither writing nor speaking requires precision.
(d) Writing and speaking both require the same amount of precision.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the number of characters available to a writer, according to the author in Chapter 18?

2. What is "justification"?

3. How can a character effectively have a random transformation?

4. What type of attitude should a character have with reference to events?

5. What can a third person narrative suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How can a random transformation be written if it seems to occur for no reason?

8. How is the illusion of truth created?

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

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

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