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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 read.
(c) It is possible to teach somebody how to write.
(d) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write in the correct genre.

2. What does Knight want to let students know about writing?
(a) Why they should be creative.
(b) How to write enthusiastically.
(c) What they are in for.
(d) Why it's good to write.

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

4. What type of writing style does not require the conscious mind's work?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Short story writing.
(c) Realism.
(d) Surrealism.

5. 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 1.
(d) Stage 3.

6. What journey does Knight expect writers to take?
(a) Fixated to free.
(b) Mediocre to grand.
(c) Amateur to professonal.
(d) Uncreative to dramatically creative.

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. Which of the following does Knight not say a writer must learn to do when writing a story?
(a) Hear.
(b) See.
(c) Accept.
(d) Remember.

12. According to Knight, what does not work in stories?
(a) Details.
(b) Settings.
(c) Introductions and conclusions.
(d) Generalities.

13. When one sleeps, what can provide an answer to a story?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Conscious.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Subconscious.

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

15. What does the unconscious mind require?
(a) Information.
(b) Stories.
(c) Bias.
(d) Characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?

2. In what field does Knight specialize ?

3. What does Knight claim can be used to summarize a theme?

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

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

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