So You Think You Know Your Character...

Pick a character from one of your current works-in-progress or just for fun, a character from a movie that you've seen. Stretch your creative brain by answering some of the following questions... Would your character stop to pick up a penny on the ground? A quarter? A dollar bill? Would he or she look around to see if anyone else noticed or if the presumed owner might be nearby? What food product might your character be allergic to or they just cannot stand eating? What bad experience(s) have they had with that food item? Has your character ever gotten so drunk (at any age) that they puked? Does your character ever read a newspaper? Which one? What section is the most interesting to them? Your character just witnessed someone shoplifting. Do they report it if the shoplifter is: a housewife type? A teenage boy? A teenage girl? A small child? A grown man? In any case? Do they speak directly to the shoplifter or just tell the business? Your character is having dinner in a restaurant and the small child in the booth behind is very wiggly and bouncy, making your character jiggle with every move. Does your character say or do anything? When? How long do they put up with the wiggling? Does your character have anger management problems? Speaking of anger management, someone cuts your character off on the freeway. What does your character think/feel/do about it? Has your character ever deliberately hurt someone's feelings? What were the circumstances? What did your character say or do to cause the hurt? Has your character attended high school? What was their "popularity status?" Did they care? Does your character have any siblings? What conflict exists between your character and any sibling(s)? If your character discovered a wallet full of cash and the owner's ID was in the wallet, what would your character do? Has your character ever had sex without feeling anything for their sex partner? Has anyone ever done that to them? Has your character ever been the victim of a crime? Has your character ever been in a physical/violent one-on-one confrontation? Does your character pay their bills on time? Does your character send out cards at holiday time? What does your character's favorite outfit consist of? Why did your character leave their last job (before your story starts and before whatever present job they have, if any, in your story)? Has your character ever had a "psychic experience" or experienced anything like that, out of the ordinary? Has your character ever played sports? Which one(s)? Would your character give up their seat on a bus to an elderly person or a pregnant woman? What is your character's favorite comfort or junk food? What is the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to your character? GOT ANY GREAT SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS LIST? Please post a comment!