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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. What point in the book is the easiest for a writer to become "stuck"?
(a) After ending.
(b) Near the beginning.
(c) Near the end.
(d) Before beginning.

2. A mass of over-description is referred to as which of the following?
(a) Exclamatory lump.
(b) Interrogative lump.
(c) Expository lump.
(d) Visual lump.

3. Which of the following can help somebody who needs to learn to hear?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Roleplaying.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Turning down the volume.

4. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?
(a) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write.
(b) It is possible to teach somebody how to write.
(c) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write in the correct genre.
(d) It is possible to teach somebody how to read.

5. According to Knight, what does fiction require to be believable?
(a) Extreme falsehoods.
(b) A measure of truth.
(c) Small details.
(d) Realistic setting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fourth stage of the developing writer?

2. What type of word ending does Knight suggest writers avoid using too many of?

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

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

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

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