3. What does the author think about characters from unrelated ideas?
(a) It would be interesting, but it is not possible to put them together.
(b) It is both possible and interesting to put them together.
(c) It is possible to put them together, but not interesting.
(d) It is neither possible nor interesting to put them together.

4. What happens to sources of inspiration once they are incorporated into characters?
(a) They are added to or completely changed.
(b) They are added to or exaggerated.
(c) They are added to, exaggerated, or completely changed.
(d) They are exaggerated or completely changed.

5. How does Chapter 1 end?
(a) With the insignificance of a character's previous experiences.
(b) With the value of a character's physical appearance.
(c) With the value of a character's previous experiences.
(d) With the insignificance of a character's physical appearance.

6. What must accompany self-sacrifice in an engaging character?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Reason.

7. According to the author, what is an engaging narrative never about?
(a) Ordinary people doing ordinary things for extraordinary reasons.
(b) Extraordinary people doing ordinary things for extraordinary reasons.
(c) Ordinary people doing extraordinary things for extraordinary reasons.
(d) Ordinary people doing ordinary things for ordinary reasons.

8. How is the event described?
(a) What happens in the narrative and when.
(b) What happens outside of the narrative and why.
(c) What happens outside of the narrative and when.
(d) What happens in the narrative and why.

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

10. Why is it necessary for a reader to care about the characters in a narrative?
(a) So they will want to know more about them.
(b) So they will understand them better.
(c) So they will sympathize with them more.
(d) So they will anticipate the events in the book.

11. Which one of the following is not an example of how to vary the names of characters to distinguish them for the reader?
(a) Number of syllables.
(b) Initials.
(c) Length.
(d) Ending letters.

12. How necessary is it for characters to be more than stereotypes in a narrative where an idea is the primary focus?
(a) Somewhat necessary.
(b) Rarely necessary.
(c) Very necessary.
(d) The characters are never more than stereotypes in a narrative.

13. How does the author describe what it means to "raise the stakes"?
(a) Increasing what a character has to lose, but not to gain.
(b) Increasing what a character has lost.
(c) Increasing what a character has to lose or gain.
(d) Increasing what a character has gained.

14. 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.

15. Which one of the following is not an example of a character trait that will gain an emotional connection with the reader?
(a) Negativity.
(b) Cleverness.
(c) Positive attitude.
(d) Ambiguity.