Character Questionnaire
From Building Believable Characters by Marc McCutcheon

Name: Hannah (Hebrew "Grace") Charlene (Fem. of "Charles") MacCyber

Age: 4 years old

Height: 43 inches = 3.5 feet

Weight: 35 pounds

Body Type: healthy, well-nourished, active child

Physical Condition (Fit, unfit or something in between?): Fit

Eye Color: green like Charley's

Hair Color and Style: thick, shoulder-length, red-orange like Jack's pulled into two ponytails on the sides of her head

Distinguishing Features:
1. her facial features are like Charley's
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3.

Physical Imperfections/Would Like Most to Change:
1.
2.
3.

Characteristic Gestures:
1. chews on her hair while thinking
2.

Race: human

Ethnic Group: Caucasian

Religion: doesn't have one yet

Family Background/Lineage: daughter of Charlene Davidson and Jack McCyber; artificially grown by Karbunkle

Years of Schooling: hasn't started school yet; has been programmed with knowledge the average 4-year-old should know

Major and Minor Studies in College:
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3.

Degrees:

Grades Achieved in School:

Special Occupational Training:

Skills, Abilities and Talents:
1. good grasp of language (reading second grade level books)
2. good grasp of basic addition and subtraction
3. good with mechanical skills, taking things apart
4. good at singing

Areas of Expertise:
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2.
3.

Occupation:

Past Occupations:
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Military Experience:

Short-Term Goals:
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3.

Long-Term Goals:
1. avoid making her father mad
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3.

Short-Term Needs:
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2.
3.

Long-Term Needs:
1. love and affection
2. healing to deal with Jack's abuse
3.

General Personality Type: Childish with moments of Intelligent

Introvert/Extrovert: Extrovert

Quirks:
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2.
3.

Eccentricities:
1.
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4.

IQ: high but not genius level

Temperament: Happy/Jovial

Method of Handling Anger or Rage (Repress, throw things, etc.): Throws a tantrum

Admirable Traits:
1. perceptive
2. observant
3. stubborn
4. friendly

Negative Traits:
1. stubborn
2. cautious with strange situations
3.
4.

Bad Habits/Vices:
1. apologizes for everything
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4.

Prejudices:
1.
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3.

Pet Peeves and Gripes:
1.
2.
3.

Things That Make Uncomfortable or Embarrass:
1. Jack's temper
2. when Charley is upset
3.

Most Painful Things in One's Life:
1. Jack trying to kill her
2. Jack hurting Charley
3.

Even Been Arrested? (If so, for what?):
1.
2.
3.

Political or Social Issues Most Important to You:
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2.
3.

Opinion on Abortion:

Opinion on Environmental Issues:

Opinion on Homosexuality:

Opinion on Military Intervention:

Opinion on Progress:

Opinion on Crime and Gun Control:

Opinions Peculiar to Character:

Political Party:

Liberal, Conservative, Middle of the Road, Radical:

Income:

Sense of Humor (None, dry, understated, witty, slapstick, dirty, etc): quick to laugh when she understands the joke; adult jokes still go over her head

Fears:
1. Jack's temper
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3.

Phobias:
1. by the end of the story bodies of water
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3.

Manias:
1.
2.
3.

Physical Illness or Afflictions:
1.
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4.

Mental Disturbances:
1.
2.
3.

Hobbies:
1. coloring
2. taking something apart and trying to put it back together
3.

Interests:
1. reading
2. anything mechanical
3. playing

Sports:
1.
2.
3.

Favorite Pastime:

Favorite TV Shows:
1. Sesame Street
2. Animaniacs
3. Powerpuff Girls

Favorite Movie:
1. The Iron Giant
2. Tarzan
3. Stuart Little

Favorite Travel Destination:

Pets:

Drinks Alcohol? (How often?):

Favorite Alcoholic Drink:

Favorite Meal:

Favorite Books:
1. The Wizard of Oz
2. Fairy Tales
3.

Diet (Rich, low-fat, cholesterol, restaurant, etc.): whatever Charley cooks, wholesome

Favorite Restaurant/Ethnic Food:

Favorite Physical Attributes in Opposite Sex:

Attributes About Character That Turn on Opposite Sex:

Sexual Turns-On:
1.
2.
3.

Sexual Turn-Offs:
1.
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3.

Traumas/Psychological Scars from the Past:
1. Jack trying to kill her
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3.

Clothing Styles/Favorite Outfit: Dark purple denim overalls and a white and lavender striped T-shirt

Favorite Pet Sayings, Words/Idiolect:
1. MOMMY!
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3.

Speaking Style (Talkative, taciturn, soft-spoken, loud, formal, casual, accent, fast, slow, etc.): Talkative mostly

Philosophy of Life:

Type and Number of Close Friends:

Best Friend:

Other Friends:

Most Crucial Experience (Or experiences that helped to mold character's personality or attitude): Charley's love

Home (Apartment/tenement building/high-rent/low-rent district/house/mansion/castle, etc): Start of story: apartment, End of story: Last Chance garage

Neighborhood: Apartment: well-off Chicago, hasn't been hit by Limburger yet. Last Chance: a few levels up from condemned

Car: Charley's car: Toyota Corolla

Color: Dark blue

Drive Fast or Slow/Obey Traffic Laws:

Major Problems to Solve or Overcome:
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3.

Solution to Problems:
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Minor Problems to Solve or Overcome:
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Solutions to Problems:
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Character Growth (by the end of the story)/Character Change/Lessons Learned:



Chronology of Actions (From start of story to end):