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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. Knight gives an example that sometimes a new writer relies on what part of a character to create interest?
(a) Romance.
(b) Personality.
(c) Family.
(d) Profession.

2. What must the solution to a story evoke?
(a) An impresson.
(b) Emotion.
(c) A sense of conclusion.
(d) Clarity.

3. Which of the following books does Knight suggest is significant for a writer?
(a) Barry's Quotations.
(b) Baron's Quotations.
(c) Bartlett's Quotations.
(d) Barkley's Quotations.

4. What is the result of a story without conflict, according to Knight?
(a) It has no appeal.
(b) It has bad characters and setting.
(c) It is a short story.
(d) It has a weak plot.

5. If a writer has an idea but the phrasing is escaping him, what next course of action does Knight suggest should be next?
(a) Skip this part entirely.
(b) Continue and come back to this part later.
(c) Stop and take a break.
(d) Consult a thesaurus or rhyming dictionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following can help somebody who needs to learn to hear?

2. Which of the following genres does Knight suggest is almost extinct?

3. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?

4. What does Knight want to let students know about writing?

5. What stage of the developing writer will the writer get out of if he or she develops the main character?

(see the answer key)

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