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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 will the writer have with more important characters and changes?

2. What type of attitude should a character have with reference to events?

3. What do third person narratives transcend?

4. Which one of the following is an example of a character that remains unchanged?

5. How can a character effectively have a random transformation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can a presentation perspective and a representation perspective be successfully applied?

2. What are some of the consequences that are beyond a character's control and provoke a transformation?

3. What are some of the techniques for interjecting humor?

4. What are some of the different voices a person uses based on the situation?

5. How does the topic of transformations lead the author to an important reason that fiction exists?

6. How is the illusion of truth created?

7. What happens when a reader interprets a change in a character that was not intended?

8. What are the advantages to using an omniscient or limited narration?

9. What is the author's theory of how people experience transformations in life?

10. What is the difference between first person narrative and third person narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the role of truth in fiction by comparing the illusion of truth with the actual depiction of it. Include which one is present in fiction, how the writer adds it, and the way it affects the characters and events. Use the book to also provide examples that support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Define creative writing as an art form using examples of other mediums and how they differ from writing. Also, compare and contrast the storyteller and the writer, their responsibilities, and the ways they approach the story.

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