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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of a character's name provides a clear starting point for defining that character's context?
(a) The reason they were given the name.
(b) The middle name.
(c) The first name.
(d) The last name.

2. What is one of the problems with writing based on an issue?
(a) The characters tend to embody perspectives with no attitudes.
(b) The characters tend to embody attitudes with no perspectives.
(c) The characters tend to embody attitudes or perspectives.
(d) The characters embody neither attitudes nor perspectives.

3. How well do readers want to know characters in a book?
(a) Better than they know characters in a movie.
(b) As well as they know people in a movie.
(c) As well as they know people in life.
(d) Better than they know people in life.

4. What technique can help avoid cliché?
(a) Brief descriptions.
(b) Extensive descriptions.
(c) Exaggeration.
(d) Realism.

5. How does the author describe the act of creative writing in the Introduction?
(a) As a solitary act.
(b) As a collaborative act.
(c) As an unlimited act.
(d) As a limited act.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can other characters provide for the main character?

2. What happens to sources of inspiration once they are incorporated into characters?

3. What kinds of situations can make a character more interesting?

4. What must a storyteller do when creating characters or events?

5. According to the author, where do characters come from?

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