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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, Being A Writer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second stage of a developing writer?
(a) Story becomes famous.
(b) Story becomes trivial.
(c) Story becomes a plot.
(d) Story becomes insignificant.

2. What does Knight describe as being irrelevant and confusing for both the reader and writer?
(a) Describing directions.
(b) Describing motivation.
(c) Describing physical locations.
(d) Describing dialogue.

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

4. What must a writer resist the impulse to do in creating characters, according to Knight?
(a) Creating characters that are simply extensions of the author.
(b) Creating settings that are too complicated.
(c) Creating characters without motivation.
(d) Creating stereotypical characters.

5. What type of knowledge does Knight believe makes a good writer?
(a) Knowledge in many specific fields.
(b) Knowledge in a specific field.
(c) General and broad knowledge.
(d) No knowledge, only senses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which pronoun refers to the narrator in the third person point of view?

3. What are the materials in a story?

4. Which of the following does Knight say is good for creativity?

5. If the writer feels the story is becoming boring, what does Knight believe is necessary?

(see the answer key)

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