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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Idea into Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following can help somebody who needs to learn to hear?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Roleplaying.
(d) Turning down the volume.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first bad habit that Knight had as a teenager?

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

3. What does Knight describe as being the force that compels the writer to write a story?

4. What does the unconscious mind spawn?

5. Which of the following is Kafka known for?

(see the answer key)

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