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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Through which viewpoint does the writer avoid entering the mind of any character?
(a) Detached.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) Second person.
(d) Omniscient.

4. When referring to dialogue, why is it important to use different words in place of "said"?
(a) To maintain clarity.
(b) To maintain fluency.
(c) To maintain interest.
(d) To maintain consistency.

5. To sell his story, of what must a writer be aware?
(a) The market.
(b) How to edit a book entirely on his own.
(c) Different literary agents and their priorities.
(d) How to talk to magazine editors.

6. What question does Knight suggest the writer ask about 'why'?
(a) Why is the villain significant?
(b) Why is the main character important?
(c) Why is the plot significant?
(d) Why are they doing what they're doing?

7. What must a writer resist the impulse to do in creating characters, according to Knight?
(a) Creating stereotypical characters.
(b) Creating settings that are too complicated.
(c) Creating characters that are simply extensions of the author.
(d) Creating characters without motivation.

8. What does Knight describe as being one sentence leading to another?
(a) Consecutiveness.
(b) Repetition.
(c) Diction.
(d) Fluency.

9. What is described as not allowing a story to be bogged down by overly complex sentences?
(a) Word placement.
(b) Diction.
(c) Fluency.
(d) Variety.

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

11. How does a writer try to evoke emotions from a reader?
(a) Length of dialogue.
(b) Diction.
(c) All of these.
(d) Imagery.

12. Which of the following should a writer not do, according to Knight?
(a) Pay attention to the market.
(b) Avoid having an editor.
(c) Write westerns or commercial fiction.
(d) Revise a story many times.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the emotions that the author intends to evoke from a reader indirectly?

2. Which of the following is not a pleasurable element that Knight describes?

3. When is the only time that Knight says readers should not avoid writing in dialect?

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

5. What is the purpose of reviewing work after it is complete?

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