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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is alliteration?
(a) Repetition of vowel sounds.
(b) Repetition of juxtaposing terms.
(c) Repetition of similar meaning words.
(d) Repetition of consonant sounds.

2. Which of the following is not an example of a tone?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) In hiding.
(c) Playful.
(d) Serious.

3. Which of the following does Knight suggest for finding good information about publishing requirements?
(a) Literature and Book Market.
(b) Literary Market Place.
(c) Literary Book Market.
(d) Literature Marketing Center.

4. Which pronoun would an author use to refer to the second person narrator?
(a) I.
(b) They.
(c) He.
(d) You.

5. Knight gives an example that sometimes a new writer relies on what part of a character to create interest?
(a) Personality.
(b) Romance.
(c) Profession.
(d) Family.

6. After writing a book, how long does Knight suggest that the writer should step away from it?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few months.
(c) A year.
(d) A couple weeks.

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

8. What does Knight describe as being irrelevant and confusing for both the reader and writer?
(a) Describing motivation.
(b) Describing physical locations.
(c) Describing dialogue.
(d) Describing directions.

9. What does Knight suggest is most important to consult when a writer hits a troublesome spot?
(a) Another author.
(b) A professional editor.
(c) His creative side.
(d) Dictionary or thesaurus.

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

11. If the writer is creating a fictional town or building, how does Knight suggest creating integrity?
(a) Surround it with complex characters.
(b) Surround it with fictional places.
(c) Surround it with real places.
(d) Surround it with obscure details.

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

13. 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.

14. According to Knight, what is the most important element that the ending offers a reader?
(a) Rising action.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Resolution.
(d) Conflict.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When referring to dialogue, why is it important to use different words in place of "said"?

2. Which point of view does Knight believe proves to be most awkward?

3. What does Knight suggest is straightforward and no-nonsense?

4. Through which viewpoint does the writer avoid entering the mind of any character?

5. What type of view of a scene can the writer have to avoid over-describing a scene?

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