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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. Through which viewpoint can the writer enter the mind of any character?
(a) First person limited.
(b) Omniscient.
(c) Limited omniscient.
(d) Third person limited.

2. In the writer's mind, what is the hero usually like?
(a) Slow developing.
(b) Flawed intensely.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Angry and hostile.

3. What should emerge once a story evolves, according to Knight?
(a) Tension.
(b) Plot.
(c) Setting.
(d) Theme.

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

5. What must a writer draw on to write the perfect ending?
(a) Momentum of the story as a whole.
(b) Character and plot development.
(c) The use of diction and repetition.
(d) Resolution of conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would most help a writer develop their writing?

2. Which pronoun refers to the narrator in the third person point of view?

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

4. Which of the following can be used as inspiration?

5. What type of market is subject to cycles and fads?

(see the answer key)

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