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

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

3. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Cognitive ability.
(c) Reading.
(d) Intuition.

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. In what field does Knight specialize ?
(a) Characterization.
(b) Non-fiction writing.
(c) Short story writing.
(d) Literary devices.

10. What is Damon Knight's occupation?
(a) Historian.
(b) Critic.
(c) High school teacher.
(d) Professor.

11. What must the solution to a story evoke?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Clarity.
(c) An impresson.
(d) A sense of conclusion.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Knight describe as being the force that compels the writer to write a story?

3. What does Knight know he cannot pump into people?

4. What is the second stage of a developing writer?

5. According to Knight, what does not work in stories?

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