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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?
(a) How to read.
(b) What genre they should write.
(c) Why they write.
(d) How to write.

2. Which of the following does Knight say is good for creativity?
(a) Dreaming.
(b) Eating.
(c) Conversing.
(d) Playing games online.

3. In the writer's mind, what is the hero usually like?
(a) Angry and hostile.
(b) Flawed intensely.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Slow developing.

4. What stage of the developing writer will the writer get out of if he or she develops the main character?
(a) Stage 4.
(b) Stage 2.
(c) Stage 3.
(d) Stage 1.

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

6. What is a story comprised of?
(a) Components.
(b) Objects.
(c) Characters.
(d) Subjects.

7. After stage four, what does the developing writer become?
(a) Novice.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Complete.
(d) Professional.

8. What was Tolstoy able to do remarkably well?
(a) Create names.
(b) Create characters.
(c) Create setting.
(d) Create plot.

9. According to Knight, what does a good writer write?
(a) What he hears.
(b) What he sees.
(c) What he does.
(d) What he knows.

10. What does the unconscious mind spawn?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Stories.
(c) Faith.
(d) Fear.

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

12. Which of the following dialogues have been known to spark an idea for a story?
(a) Between conscious and unconscious.
(b) Between conscious and subconscious.
(c) Between subconscious and dreams.
(d) Between unconscious and subconscious.

13. Which of the following elements must be present in a story for it to be complete?
(a) Character, setting, situation.
(b) Character, setting, situation, emotion.
(c) Character, emotion, situation, clarity.
(d) Emotion, character.

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

15. What does Knight describe as being the most successful type of writer?
(a) One who has spent a lot of time in the classroom.
(b) One who knows everything inherently.
(c) One who has never set foot in a classroom.
(d) One who has lived outside the classroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a writer participate in, in order to learn about empathy?

2. When one sleeps, what can provide an answer to a story?

3. Which book did Vonda McIntyre gain inspiration from for Dreamsnake?

4. What can a writer observe to create empathy?

5. According to Knight, what does fiction require to be believable?

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