A copy of your quiz results will be sent to the email address you provide. You may want to email it to your teacher/parent, for example. Please enter your email: 1. The approach of this course is to teach what’s called “formula fiction.” True False 2. Which one of these statements is true? Good stories rarely follow an established pattern. Good stories follow patterns in unpredictable ways. Good stories follow patterns in predictable ways. 3. If a story follows a tried-and-true formula/pattern, and is well-written, it does not matter whether it has meaning. It will be a good story. True False 4. A(n) _______________ is a secondary story within the framework of your novel—a complete story that intertwines with your main one. (The blank stands in for one-word and multiple-word answers.) red herring foil subplot MacGuffin alternate plotline 5. It is fine to have more than one plot in your story, as long as they share the same story goal. True False 6. Why do I ask you not to use the technique of “cutting away from the action” by cutting between plots? Because young writers are usually not effective at this technique. Because this technique, while common, actually diminishes the tension in the reader by distracting him/her. Because this is a 1st-person point-of-view novel, and so the hero can’t be in more than one place at the same time. 7. Chapter two might also be called Promises, Prophecies, and _____________________. Possibilities Predicaments Parleys Practices 8. Dramatists sometimes refer to a ____________ between the expected and actual. The main objective of chapter two is to _____________ it. (The blanks stand in for one-word and multiple-word answers.) gap…. widen gap… close leap… make leap… fall short of link… tighten link… loosen 9. Chapter four often shows the hero . . . … embarking on some kind of training with the mentor … entering a new world. … penetrating a first “stronghold” of the villain … embracing his/her identity 10. The mentor is often revealed as the mentor in chapter four. True False 11. Please enter your first and last name. (This field has no point value; we ask for your name so we can forward you your results if you do not receive an email copy.) Loading … Share this:FacebookX
