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Fictional Characters 1
Sebastian Flyte has a teddy bear named Aloysius.

Fictional Characters 1

Fictional characters bring stories to life. Use this quiz to explore how writers create memorable people, from quiet observers to dramatic scene-stealers.

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Fascinating Fact:

Characters can be protagonists (central figures), antagonists (opposing forces) or minor figures who support the plot.

In Specialist Books, this quiz looks at how fictional characters are built on the page. You will think about their voices, habits, inner lives and how authors reveal them through description and action.

  • Characterisation: The methods a writer uses to show what a character is like, such as thoughts, actions, appearance and what others say about them.
  • Character arc: The way a character develops or changes between the beginning and the end of a story.
  • Dialogue: The spoken words between characters, shown in speech marks, that reveal personality, mood and relationships.
What does fictional character mean in books?

A fictional character is an invented person or creature in a story. They exist only in the author’s imagination and on the page, but can feel very real to readers.

How do authors make fictional characters feel real?

Authors make characters feel real by giving them clear goals, fears, flaws and habits, then showing how they react to problems, other people and changing situations in the story.

Why are fictional characters important when studying literature?

Fictional characters are important because their choices and experiences carry the plot, express themes and help readers explore ideas about relationships, identity and behaviour.

1 .
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, what is the profession of the father of Tom's sweetheart, Becky Thatcher?
Banker
Judge
Riverboat captain
Schoolmaster
Tom lies for Becky and takes a whipping for damaging the teacher's book, which Becky had ripped
2 .
Who is the second son of Lord Marchmont in the Evelyn Waugh novel Brideshead Revisited?
Sebastian Flett
Sebastian Flitt
Sebastian Flute
Sebastian Flyte
Sebastian has a teddy bear, Aloysius
3 .
What is the first name of Dr No in the Ian Fleming novel?
Julia
Julian
Julie
Julius
In 1962 Dr No became the first of the James Bond novels to be made into a film
4 .
In J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan, who is Captain Hook's bosun?
Smart
Smee
Smithers
Smythe
Smee also appears in Barrie's novel, Peter and Wendy
5 .
What is the name of the detective created by American writer Rex Stout?
Nero Crabbe
Nero Foxxe
Nero Rabbitt
Nero Wolfe
Wolfe first appeared in Fer-de-Lance in 1934
6 .
What is the name of the CID officer created by Leslie Thomas?
Dangerous Davies
Homicidal Hopkins
Powerful Peters
Ruthless Roberts
Peter Davison played him in the 2003 TV series
7 .
What is the name of Mr Wickfield's slimy clerk in the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield?
Uriah Heep
Uriah Hoop
Uriah Hope
Uriah Hype
Heep is notable for his sickening humility, insincerity and frequent reference to his own "'humbleness". His name has become synonymous with being sycophantic
8 .
Who is the most imaginative of the Walker children in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons?
Tatty
Titty
Totty
Tutty
Titty is the third-oldest of the Walker children and Able Seaman of the Swallow
9 .
What is the name of the fifteen-year-old protagonist in the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange?
Alan
Albert
Alex
Alvin
He was played by Malcolm McDowell in the 1971 film adaptation
10 .
What is the name of the squire in Treasure Island?
Squire Tregorran
Squire Trelawney
Squire Trescothick
Squire Trevelyan
It's the squire who plans the expedition to the island

 

Author:  Tony Rennick (Art and Literature Critic)

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