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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is an example of learning to see?
(a) Having knowledge.
(b) Using details.
(c) Remembering dates.
(d) Accepting the past.

2. When the hero is perfect, what does the story lack?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Sidekick.
(c) Depth.
(d) Plot.

3. What is consonance?
(a) Repetition of similar words.
(b) Repetition of final consonant sounds.
(c) Repetition of vowel sounds.
(d) Prose.

4. Which pronoun refers to the narrator in the third person point of view?
(a) He.
(b) We.
(c) I.
(d) You.

5. Which is true about the lives of characters in a book?
(a) Their lives end when the author stops writing.
(b) They are significant on a large scale.
(c) They are important to understanding the author's motivation.
(d) Their lives continue on past the book.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the job of the conscious mind?

3. When a writer first creates a character, how do they start?

4. What does Knight describe as being irrelevant and confusing for both the reader and writer?

5. Which of the following does Knight not say a writer must learn to do when writing a story?

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