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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the contract between an author and a reader state?
(a) That the narrative will have a happy ending.
(b) That the narrative will introduce more characters.
(c) That the narrative will reach a conclusion.
(d) That the narrative will introduce less characters.

2. How often are sources of inspiration altered?
(a) Hardly at all.
(b) Very often.
(c) Never.
(d) Sometimes.

3. On a basic level, which one of the following defines character in a narrative?
(a) Relationships with idea, but not milieu.
(b) Relationships with milieu and idea.
(c) Relationships with all forms except for milieu and idea.
(d) Relationships with milieu, but not idea.

4. According to the author, where do characters come from?
(a) The author's mind.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) They must be purely fictional.
(d) They must be based on real life people.

5. With what does the author intend to help writers?
(a) Writing shorter novels.
(b) Rating their work.
(c) Writing longer novels.
(d) Fulfilling their responsibilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the readers and creators of a contemporary narrative believe about in-depth characterization?

2. What is a common reaction to a change?

3. How is the event described?

4. How many of the basic elements of a narrative does milieu incorporate?

5. How much fiction uses random transformation?

(see the answer key)

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