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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. Which of the following does Knight not say a writer must learn to do when writing a story?
(a) Hear.
(b) See.
(c) Accept.
(d) Remember.

2. When one sleeps, what can provide an answer to a story?
(a) Conscious.
(b) Unconscious.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Subconscious.

3. What must a character be given to create motivation?
(a) The ability to win or lose.
(b) The choice between happiness and unhappiness.
(c) A romantic ultimatum.
(d) The choice between life and death.

4. What is the term used to describe the opposite of a satisfying resolution by Knight?
(a) Negative.
(b) Fade-out.
(c) Blank.
(d) Fade-in.

5. Which pronoun would an author use to refer to the second person narrator?
(a) They.
(b) You.
(c) I.
(d) He.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must a writer draw on to write the perfect ending?

2. What is the job of the conscious mind?

3. Through which viewpoint does the writer avoid entering the mind of any character?

4. When a writer first creates a character, how do they start?

5. After stage four, what does the developing writer become?

(see the answer key)

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