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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 is not an example of a revision to a manuscript?
(a) Adding a line of dialogue to create fluency.
(b) Creating a title.
(c) Changing the ending.
(d) Changing the name of a character.

2. According to Knight, what is the most important element that the ending offers a reader?
(a) Resolution.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Knowledge.

3. Which of the following does Knight not suggest is significant for the author to include in the beginning of the story?
(a) What.
(b) Who.
(c) When.
(d) Why.

4. Which point of view does Knight believe to provide the most flexibility?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) Detached.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Through which viewpoint can the writer enter only one character's mind?

3. For thousands of years, what was the only acceptable viewpoint?

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

5. What type of view of a scene can the writer have to avoid over-describing a scene?

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