Developing Characters and Using Tools to Plan

A character's internal traits are inferred by what a character

.

• looks like

• physical appearance

• says and does and feels

• none of the above

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A character's external traits are determined by a character's .

• physical appearance

• thoughts

• feelings

• all of the above

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Character traits are words that describe a character's .

• personality

• thoughts

• feelings

• actions

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How can you make your characters believable?

• Give background information or a backstory of their lives.

• Get inspiration from real life experiences.

• Do a little world or setting building.

• All of the above

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In "Thirteen and a Half" the climax is when

• Ashley invites the narrator to her home.

• Ashley and the narrator have a funeral for Sweet Pea.

• Ashley yells at her mother.

• Ashley discovers that Sweet Pea is dead.

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In "Thirteen and a Half" when Ashley and the narrator have a funeral for Sweet Pea that is the .

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

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Plot would not exist without .

• exposition

• conflict

• rising action

• climax

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What a character wants is known as .

• motivation

• obstacles

• plot

• characterization

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What gets in a character's way is known as .

• motivation

• obstacles

• conflicts

• the antagonist

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Plot is .

• many conflicts

• what motivates a character.

• a series of events.

• what gets in a character way.

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