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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 is an example of learning to hear?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Have a different perspective.
(c) Have knowledge.
(d) Use details.

2. According to Knight, the writer must always be aware of ________.
(a) The critic.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) The antagonist.
(d) The reader.

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 characters without motivation.
(c) Creating stereotypical characters.
(d) Creating settings that are too complicated.

4. What must the solution to a story evoke?
(a) An impresson.
(b) Emotion.
(c) A sense of conclusion.
(d) Clarity.

5. What is a story comprised of?
(a) Objects.
(b) Components.
(c) Subjects.
(d) Characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of writing style does not require the conscious mind's work?

2. Which of the following can help somebody who needs to learn to hear?

3. What stage of the developing writer will the writer get out of if he or she develops the main character?

4. Through which viewpoint can the writer enter the mind of any character?

5. What does Knight want to let students know about writing?

(see the answer key)

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