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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can a writer use to help him or her flesh out a character or situation?
(a) Description.
(b) Plot.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Snapshots.

2. When the hero is perfect, what does the story lack?
(a) Plot.
(b) Depth.
(c) Sidekick.
(d) Mystery.

3. Which of the following is expected to be true?
(a) Dramatic stories.
(b) Short stories.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Nonfiction.

4. Which of the following is an example of learning to hear?
(a) Have knowledge.
(b) Use details.
(c) Have a different perspective.
(d) Watch television.

5. What must a writer accept in order to have adequate sympathy?
(a) His or her own feelings.
(b) The order of the world.
(c) His or her stage in writing development.
(d) His or her own memories.

6. With which of the following does Knight claim to struggle ?
(a) If it's possible to teach the essence of creativity.
(b) If it's possible to teach the essence of good writing.
(c) If it's possible to teach good reading skills.
(d) If it's possible to teach somebody to write.

7. What type of knowledge is best suited for creating a character with a believable backdrop?
(a) Knowledge about sociology.
(b) General knowledge.
(c) Knowledge about psychology.
(d) Knowledge about one specific field.

8. 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 lived outside the classroom.
(d) One who has never set foot in a classroom.

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

10. What should emerge once a story evolves, according to Knight?
(a) Tension.
(b) Theme.
(c) Plot.
(d) Setting.

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

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

13. What was Knight unable to do as a teenager?
(a) Create titles.
(b) Create settings.
(c) Finish stories.
(d) Create conflict.

14. Which of the following can be used as inspiration?
(a) Dreams and journals.
(b) Conversations.
(c) All of these.
(d) Television, books, and movies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an example of learning to see?

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

3. What was Tolstoy known for having?

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

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

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