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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fourth stage of the developing writer?
(a) Writer corrects weaknesses.
(b) Writer learns from professionals.
(c) Writer is discouraged.
(d) Writer becomes enthusiastic.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following matches the definition Knight has given for tension?
(a) Complication of the story.
(b) Setting and character development.
(c) Introducing a new character or setting.
(d) One plot multiplies into two or three.

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

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

8. What can a writer observe to create empathy?
(a) Television.
(b) People.
(c) Animals.
(d) Blogs.

9. What are the materials in a story?
(a) Drive and motivation.
(b) Plot and development.
(c) Characters and tension.
(d) Characters and setting.

10. Which of the following does Knight say is not a story?
(a) A plot and a problem.
(b) Characters and plot.
(c) A series of events.
(d) Disconnected pieces of information.

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

12. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?
(a) It is possible to teach somebody how to read.
(b) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write.
(c) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write in the correct genre.
(d) It is possible to teach somebody how to write.

13. What is the second stage of a developing writer?
(a) Story becomes trivial.
(b) Story becomes insignificant.
(c) Story becomes famous.
(d) Story becomes a plot.

14. What does Knight describe as being a writer's job?
(a) Nothing can be abstract.
(b) Everything must make sense.
(c) Nothing can be clear.
(d) Everything must fit and flow.

15. What does Knight claim can be used to summarize a theme?
(a) A word.
(b) A paragraph.
(c) A story.
(d) A sentence.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?

4. What does the unconscious mind spawn?

5. What must a writer accept in order to have adequate sympathy?

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