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

2. What type of market is subject to cycles and fads?
(a) Commercial fiction.
(b) Commercial non-fiction.
(c) Western short stories.
(d) Contemporary fiction.

3. When is the only time that Knight says readers should not avoid writing in dialect?
(a) The character with dialect is the main character.
(b) The writer has intimate knowledge of the speech pattern.
(c) The writer wants to write with dialect.
(d) The character with dialect is a secondary character.

4. After writing a book, how long does Knight suggest that the writer should step away from it?
(a) A year.
(b) A couple weeks.
(c) A few days.
(d) A few months.

5. What does the unconscious mind require?
(a) Characters.
(b) Information.
(c) Bias.
(d) Stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which point of view does Knight believe proves to be most awkward?

2. What does Knight describe as being the force that compels the writer to write a story?

3. If the writer is creating a fictional town or building, how does Knight suggest creating integrity?

4. Which of the following characteristics does Knight associate with learning to feel?

5. What type of story does Knight describe as having a good chance of being published?

(see the answer key)

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