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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. If a reader already knows information that the writer is repeating, what does it become?
(a) Detail.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Noise.
(d) Imagery.

2. What is described as not allowing a story to be bogged down by overly complex sentences?
(a) Fluency.
(b) Diction.
(c) Word placement.
(d) Variety.

3. Which point of view does Knight believe to provide the most flexibility?
(a) Third.
(b) First.
(c) Detached.
(d) Second.

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

5. In what type of courses does the author take part ?
(a) Grammar and spelling.
(b) Distance learning.
(c) Fiction writing.
(d) Article writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an example of learning to see?

2. What is Damon Knight's occupation?

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

4. Which of the following means using the simplest words to tell a story?

5. Which of the following is a question Knight suggests the writer must ask about 'who'?

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