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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. According to Knight, which point of view is the most difficult for a writer to cope with?
(a) Detached.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

2. What genre was once the preeminent genre?
(a) Literary fiction.
(b) Romance.
(c) Western.
(d) Historical non-fiction.

3. Which of the following is a question Knight suggests the writer must ask about 'who'?
(a) Who is the story about?
(b) Who is the protagonist?
(c) Who is the reader?
(d) Who is telling the story?

4. Which of the following is an example of learning to see?
(a) Having knowledge.
(b) Using details.
(c) Remembering dates.
(d) Accepting the past.

5. What is the advantage of the omniscient viewpoint?
(a) It allows movement between characters.
(b) It is easier for the writer.
(c) It allows the writer to show more personality.
(d) It allows a character to physically describe himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of names should characters have?

2. Which of the following pronouns refers to the narrator when a story is written in the first person point of view?

3. Which of the following should a writer not do, according to Knight?

4. Which of the following does Knight not suggest is significant for the author to include in the beginning of the story?

5. What is the second stage of a developing writer?

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