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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the writer have with more important characters and changes?

2. What does the term, "take", describe in a comedy?

3. As explained in Chapter 12, which author wrote stories that featured characters that did not change by their own motives?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the illusion of truth created?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Comedy contains various elements that work together to provide humor in sometimes unexpected situations.

1) Explain how a comedy is normally based on a form of pain or suffering.

2) Describe the way comedic characters and events are derived from a sense of truth and why.

3) Analyze the different techniques used to interject humor into a story, the way they are used, and at least 3 examples of them.

4) Describe what controlled disbelief is, which characters are the most likely to use it, and why.

Essay Topic 2

Exaggeration is one of the techniques discussed for adding interest to characters and events.

1) Describe what exaggeration is, when it is used, and how it is applied.

2) List some examples of the types of stories that exaggeration can be used in along with why it is effective in them.

3) Explain about the precautions that the author gives when using exaggeration in a story and why it needs to be logical or justified.

Essay Topic 3

Define creative writing as an art form using examples of other mediums and how they differ from writing. Also, compare and contrast the storyteller and the writer, their responsibilities, and the ways they approach the story.

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