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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Knight suggest the writer ask about 'what'?
(a) What is the story about?
(b) What is causing tension in the story?
(c) What is the significance of the villain?
(d) What is the character's motivation?

2. In terms of writing, to what does economy refer?
(a) Using ony simple words when appropriate.
(b) Saying the most with the least amount of words.
(c) Saying the least with the most amount of words.
(d) Saying the most with accuracy and appropriate diction.

3. What is the term that means that any writing not relevant should be eliminated?
(a) Consideration.
(b) Compression.
(c) Repression.
(d) Editing.

4. What genre was once the preeminent genre?
(a) Historical non-fiction.
(b) Western.
(c) Romance.
(d) Literary fiction.

5. What must a writer resist the impulse to do in creating characters, according to Knight?
(a) Creating characters without motivation.
(b) Creating settings that are too complicated.
(c) Creating characters that are simply extensions of the author.
(d) Creating stereotypical characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must a writer draw on to write the perfect ending?

2. What point in the book is the easiest for a writer to become "stuck"?

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

4. What is the term used to describe the opposite of a satisfying resolution by Knight?

5. What type of market is subject to cycles and fads?

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