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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. Who wrote a story about a potentate whose wife died?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Ellis.
(c) Wells.
(d) Kafka.

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

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

4. What is the first stage of a developing writer?
(a) The writer is writing for himself.
(b) The writer is writing for an audience.
(c) The writer is writing for money.
(d) The writer is writing for nobody.

5. What was the first bad habit that Knight had as a teenager?
(a) He did not know how to create a character.
(b) He would create great stories but weak titles.
(c) He would start with one good sentence and not know what to do next.
(d) He would start with a weak sentence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of knowledge is best suited for creating a character with a believable backdrop?

2. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?

3. For Knight, which of the following is most useful in developing characters?

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

5. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?

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