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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Beginning a Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first stage of a developing writer?
(a) The writer is writing for himself.
(b) The writer is writing for money.
(c) The writer is writing for an audience.
(d) The writer is writing for nobody.

3. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?
(a) Reading.
(b) Intuition.
(c) Cognitive ability.
(d) Creativity.

4. What does Knight describe as being the set of imaginary events designed to create anticipation in the reader?
(a) Plot.
(b) Setting.
(c) Character.
(d) Conflict.

5. According to Knight, the writer must always be aware of ________.
(a) The critic.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) The reader.
(d) The antagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field does Knight specialize ?

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

3. What does Knight promise to share with the reader?

4. What question does Knight suggest the writer ask about 'what'?

5. What should emerge once a story evolves, according to Knight?

(see the answer key)

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