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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Finishing A Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the writer's mind, what is the hero usually like?
(a) Slow developing.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Flawed intensely.
(d) Angry and hostile.

2. In terms of writing, to what does economy refer?
(a) Using ony simple words when appropriate.
(b) Saying the most with accuracy and appropriate diction.
(c) Saying the least with the most amount of words.
(d) Saying the most with the least amount of words.

3. Knight suggests that the most important element of a story is the ___________.
(a) Writing style.
(b) Idea.
(c) Diction.
(d) Fluency.

4. What point in the book is the easiest for a writer to become "stuck"?
(a) Before beginning.
(b) Near the beginning.
(c) Near the end.
(d) After ending.

5. What is a consequence of not following an editor's advice?
(a) Publishing a bad story.
(b) Not being published.
(c) Getting published in the wrong genre.
(d) Not finding a good market for publication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used to describe the opposite of a satisfying resolution by Knight?

2. Which of the following can help somebody who needs to learn to hear?

3. What was Tolstoy able to do remarkably well?

4. Which of the following is a question Knight suggests the writer must ask about 'who'?

5. What is the voice a writer uses to tell parts of a story or differences in characters?

(see the answer key)

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