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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 is an example of learning to hear?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Have knowledge.
(c) Use details.
(d) Have a different perspective.

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

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

4. Which book did Vonda McIntyre gain inspiration from for Dreamsnake?
(a) Harry Potter.
(b) A family member's journal.
(c) Dictionary.
(d) Encyclopedia Britannica.

5. What stage of the developing writer will the writer get out of if he or she develops the main character?
(a) Stage 4.
(b) Stage 1.
(c) Stage 3.
(d) Stage 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the hero is perfect, what does the story lack?

2. What type of knowledge does Knight believe makes a good writer?

3. What must the solution to a story evoke?

4. What was Tolstoy able to do remarkably well?

5. Which of the following dialogues have been known to spark an idea for a story?

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