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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which tenses are the most commonly used?
(a) Past or future tense.
(b) Present or past tense.
(c) Present, past, or future tense.
(d) Present or future tense.

2. What word is used to describe the life ideally given to fictional characters?
(a) Colorful.
(b) Eventful.
(c) Interesting.
(d) Vivid.

3. What difficulty exists when writing a first person narrative?
(a) The distance in space.
(b) The distance in time.
(c) The closeness in time.
(d) The closeness in space.

4. What should the motives reveal when making a character more believable?
(a) Strengths.
(b) Events.
(c) Flaws.
(d) Character.

5. In a story where character is the primary focus, how many characters need to be fully developed?
(a) None of them.
(b) Not all of them.
(c) At least half of them.
(d) Very few of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the beginning of Chapter 12, what changes along with people?

2. According to the author, what is an engaging narrative never about?

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

4. How often are sources of inspiration altered?

5. When an idea is the primary focus, what is the role of the characters?

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