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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Controlling A Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the result of a story without conflict, according to Knight?
(a) It has no appeal.
(b) It is a short story.
(c) It has a weak plot.
(d) It has bad characters and setting.

2. Through which viewpoint does the writer avoid entering the mind of any character?
(a) Omniscient.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) Detached.
(d) Second person.

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

4. For thousands of years, what was the only acceptable viewpoint?
(a) Detached.
(b) First.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.

5. What type of word ending does Knight suggest writers avoid using too many of?
(a) -ed words.
(b) -s words.
(c) -ing words.
(d) -er words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What journey does Knight expect writers to take?

2. Which of the following is not an example of a tone?

3. What is the second stage of a developing writer?

4. What does Knight describe as being a writer's job?

5. What was Knight unable to do as a teenager?

(see the answer key)

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