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

2. Which of the following characteristics does Knight associate with learning to feel?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Respect.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Tolerance.

3. What must a writer resist the impulse to do in creating characters, according to Knight?
(a) Creating characters that are simply extensions of the author.
(b) Creating settings that are too complicated.
(c) Creating characters without motivation.
(d) Creating stereotypical characters.

4. What does Knight describe as being irrelevant and confusing for both the reader and writer?
(a) Describing motivation.
(b) Describing physical locations.
(c) Describing dialogue.
(d) Describing directions.

5. A mass of over-description is referred to as which of the following?
(a) Interrogative lump.
(b) Exclamatory lump.
(c) Expository lump.
(d) Visual lump.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of knowledge is best suited for creating a character with a believable backdrop?

2. What is the fourth stage of the developing writer?

3. Which of the following does Knight not say a writer must learn to do when writing a story?

4. According to Knight, what is the most important element that the ending offers a reader?

5. What is the third stage of the developing writer?

(see the answer key)

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