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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Knight say is not a story?
(a) Characters and plot.
(b) A series of events.
(c) Disconnected pieces of information.
(d) A plot and a problem.

2. In what field does Knight specialize ?
(a) Short story writing.
(b) Literary devices.
(c) Non-fiction writing.
(d) Characterization.

3. What is Damon Knight's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) High school teacher.
(c) Historian.
(d) Critic.

4. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?
(a) Why they write.
(b) What genre they should write.
(c) How to write.
(d) How to read.

5. What does Knight describe as being a writer's job?
(a) Nothing can be abstract.
(b) Everything must fit and flow.
(c) Nothing can be clear.
(d) Everything must make sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Knight promise to share with the reader?

2. What does Knight want to let students know about writing?

3. What does Knight know he cannot pump into people?

4. What is a story comprised of?

5. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?

(see the answer key)

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