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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 determines the amount of characterization in an event?
2. Besides emotional, what type of attention from the reader is the goal of Chapter 7?
3. Which one of the following is not an example of how to vary the names of characters to distinguish them for the reader?
4. Which one of the following is not a powerful resource for finding characters listed by the author?
5. According to the quote that ends Chapter 3, where does the author believe a writer can find wonderful stories?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the main functions of major and minor characters, and how can a writer achieve them?
2. What are some places that a writer can look to find the inspiration for characters?
3. What is the idea of a story, and how is it used?
4. What techniques does the author describe in Chapter 3 about characters from unrelated ideas?
5. What is an event-focused narrative and how much characterization is necessary for it?
6. What is the role of a major character?
7. How does character factor into a narrative and why is it often a complex process?
8. What is writing based on "issue", and how can it be a source for characters?
9. What is milieu and which types of stories feature it as the main narrative?
10. How can a negative character become more intriguing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the hierarchy of the three types of characters in fiction. Use the book to provide and describe examples of walk-ons, minor characters, and major characters, the main functions of each, and any similarities between them.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the presentation perspective with the representation perspective. Include a detailed definition of each one and their applications in fiction. Also, provide relevant examples of how a perspective can change a story and its characters.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the different voices people use and how they can change depending on the situation. Then, explain how those voices are incorporated into fiction, and which steps a writer takes in deciding the voice and tense of the narrator for their story.
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