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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Idea into Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Knight promise to share with the reader?
(a) The ability to create fantastic characters.
(b) The ability to write.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Techniques.

2. What can a writer use to help him or her flesh out a character or situation?
(a) Snapshots.
(b) Plot.
(c) Description.
(d) Photographs.

3. What does Knight describe as being the end of conflict?
(a) Resolution.
(b) Plot.
(c) Impetus.
(d) Epiphany.

4. For Knight, which of the following is most useful in developing characters?
(a) Environment.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) Constraints.
(d) Knowledge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What must a writer accept in order to have adequate sympathy?

2. What was Tolstoy known for having?

3. When the hero is perfect, what does the story lack?

4. What type of knowledge does Knight believe makes a good writer?

5. Which of the following is an example of learning to hear?

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