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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Beginning a Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following can help somebody who needs to learn to hear?
(a) Roleplaying.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Turning down the volume.

3. What type of writing style does not require the conscious mind's work?
(a) Surrealism.
(b) Realism.
(c) Short story writing.
(d) Non-fiction.

4. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?
(a) What genre they should write.
(b) How to read.
(c) Why they write.
(d) How to write.

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 a character to physically describe himself.
(d) It allows the writer to show more personality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the materials in a story?

2. What is the first stage of a developing writer?

3. In what field does Knight specialize ?

4. What does Knight describe as being the most successful type of writer?

5. With which of the following does Knight claim to struggle ?

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