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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. If the writer is creating a fictional town or building, how does Knight suggest creating integrity?
(a) Surround it with real places.
(b) Surround it with fictional places.
(c) Surround it with obscure details.
(d) Surround it with complex characters.

2. What does Knight describe as being the end of conflict?
(a) Resolution.
(b) Impetus.
(c) Plot.
(d) Epiphany.

3. What is the first stage of a developing writer?
(a) The writer is writing for money.
(b) The writer is writing for nobody.
(c) The writer is writing for himself.
(d) The writer is writing for an audience.

4. What does Knight promise to share with the reader?
(a) Techniques.
(b) The ability to create fantastic characters.
(c) Creativity.
(d) The ability to write.

5. According to Knight, what does a good writer write?
(a) What he sees.
(b) What he does.
(c) What he knows.
(d) What he hears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of knowledge does Knight believe makes a good writer?

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

3. According to Knight, what does fiction require to be believable?

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

5. What does Knight claim can be used to summarize a theme?

(see the answer key)

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