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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 does Knight describe as being the force that compels the writer to write a story?
(a) Materials.
(b) Idea.
(c) Impetus.
(d) Setting.

2. If a writer finds too much wrong with a manuscript when reviewing it, what does Knight suggest might have to happen?
(a) The writer sells it as is.
(b) The writer seeks professional editing help.
(c) The writer spends days on end reviewing it some more.
(d) The writer abandons it.

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

4. What is the storyteller's voice or attitude?
(a) Tone.
(b) Voice.
(c) Style.
(d) Mood.

5. What are the emotions that the author intends to evoke from a reader indirectly?
(a) Mood.
(b) Voice.
(c) Repetition.
(d) Tone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Knight, what does not work in stories?

3. What does Knight describe as being a writer's job?

4. What does Knight describe as being the set of imaginary events designed to create anticipation in the reader?

5. If a writer has an idea but the phrasing is escaping him, what next course of action does Knight suggest should be next?

(see the answer key)

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