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

2. What does Knight describe as being the set of imaginary events designed to create anticipation in the reader?
(a) Setting.
(b) Character.
(c) Plot.
(d) Conflict.

3. What was Tolstoy able to do remarkably well?
(a) Create plot.
(b) Create names.
(c) Create characters.
(d) Create setting.

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

5. What was Knight unable to do as a teenager?
(a) Create settings.
(b) Finish stories.
(c) Create conflict.
(d) Create titles.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is expected to be true?

4. Which of the following elements must be present in a story for it to be complete?

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

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