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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. What is the third stage of the developing writer?
(a) Characterization is complete but story is weak.
(b) Structure and story are strong but character is weak.
(c) Story is complete but weak in structure or character.
(d) Story is strong.

2. Which is true about the lives of characters in a book?
(a) Their lives end when the author stops writing.
(b) Their lives continue on past the book.
(c) They are significant on a large scale.
(d) They are important to understanding the author's motivation.

3. What is consonance?
(a) Repetition of vowel sounds.
(b) Repetition of final consonant sounds.
(c) Repetition of similar words.
(d) Prose.

4. If the writer feels the story is becoming boring, what does Knight believe is necessary?
(a) Making drastic cuts.
(b) Ending the story early.
(c) Scrapping the story entirely.
(d) Starting over with the same idea.

5. What does the unconscious mind require?
(a) Information.
(b) Stories.
(c) Characters.
(d) Bias.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a writer use to help him or her flesh out a character or situation?

2. What does Knight believe is created by interest and energy?

3. When the hero is perfect, what does the story lack?

4. Which of the following characteristics does Knight associate with learning to feel?

5. Knight gives an example that sometimes a new writer relies on what part of a character to create interest?

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