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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 does Knight suggest about rhyme, alliteration, and consonance?
(a) They are necessary despite his disdain for them.
(b) They are poetry that is prose-like.
(c) They are appropriate in creating clarity and fluency.
(d) They are prose that are almost too poetic.

2. What type of view of a scene can the writer have to avoid over-describing a scene?
(a) A broad view.
(b) An insignificant view.
(c) A narrow view.
(d) A descriptive view.

3. What is the voice a writer uses to tell parts of a story or differences in characters?
(a) Persona.
(b) Diction.
(c) Tone.
(d) Imagery.

4. If a writer has an idea but the phrasing is escaping him, what next course of action does Knight suggest should be next?
(a) Consult a thesaurus or rhyming dictionary.
(b) Skip this part entirely.
(c) Continue and come back to this part later.
(d) Stop and take a break.

5. What must a writer draw on to write the perfect ending?
(a) Resolution of conflict.
(b) Momentum of the story as a whole.
(c) The use of diction and repetition.
(d) Character and plot development.

6. Which of the following does Knight not suggest is significant for the author to include in the beginning of the story?
(a) Why.
(b) Who.
(c) What.
(d) When.

7. Through which viewpoint can the writer enter only one character's mind?
(a) Second person.
(b) Omniscient.
(c) Limited omniscient.
(d) First person omniscient.

8. What is a consequence of not following an editor's advice?
(a) Getting published in the wrong genre.
(b) Not being published.
(c) Publishing a bad story.
(d) Not finding a good market for publication.

9. What does Knight describe as having emotional sensitivity?
(a) Prose.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Short story.
(d) Poetry.

10. What question does Knight suggest the writer ask about 'what'?
(a) What is the story about?
(b) What is causing tension in the story?
(c) What is the significance of the villain?
(d) What is the character's motivation?

11. What is the term that means that any writing not relevant should be eliminated?
(a) Compression.
(b) Editing.
(c) Repression.
(d) Consideration.

12. What is the advantage of the omniscient viewpoint?
(a) It allows the writer to show more personality.
(b) It allows movement between characters.
(c) It is easier for the writer.
(d) It allows a character to physically describe himself.

13. What is the term used to describe the opposite of a satisfying resolution by Knight?
(a) Blank.
(b) Fade-in.
(c) Fade-out.
(d) Negative.

14. Which of the following describes Knight's view of precision?
(a) Accuracy in creating realistic personalities.
(b) Accurate setting and character depiction.
(c) Accurate use of words.
(d) Consecutiveness.

15. In terms of writing, to what does economy refer?
(a) Saying the least with the most amount of words.
(b) Saying the most with accuracy and appropriate diction.
(c) Saying the most with the least amount of words.
(d) Using ony simple words when appropriate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through which viewpoint can the writer enter the mind of any character?

2. If the writer feels the story is becoming boring, what does Knight believe is necessary?

3. What does Knight suggest is most important to consult when a writer hits a troublesome spot?

4. What is described as not allowing a story to be bogged down by overly complex sentences?

5. What must a character be given to create motivation?

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