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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Knight describe as being the force that compels the writer to write a story?
(a) Idea.
(b) Impetus.
(c) Materials.
(d) Setting.

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

3. What is the first stage of a developing writer?
(a) The writer is writing for nobody.
(b) The writer is writing for money.
(c) The writer is writing for himself.
(d) The writer is writing for an audience.

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

5. What is the third stage of the developing writer?
(a) Story is complete but weak in structure or character.
(b) Characterization is complete but story is weak.
(c) Structure and story are strong but character is weak.
(d) Story is strong.

6. What would most help a writer develop their writing?
(a) Creating many new plots without stories.
(b) Seeking professional help.
(c) Self-pity.
(d) Self-criticism.

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

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

9. What type of knowledge does Knight believe makes a good writer?
(a) General and broad knowledge.
(b) Knowledge in many specific fields.
(c) No knowledge, only senses.
(d) Knowledge in a specific field.

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

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

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

13. Which of the following is an example of learning to see?
(a) Using details.
(b) Accepting the past.
(c) Remembering dates.
(d) Having knowledge.

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

15. What is the job of the conscious mind?
(a) Creates empathy.
(b) Makes ideas from the unconscious mind sensible.
(c) Steals ideas from the unconscious mind.
(d) Delivers information.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unconscious mind require?

2. Which of the following is expected to be true?

3. Which of the following does Knight say is good for creativity?

4. What does Knight describe as being the end of conflict?

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

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