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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 juxtaposing terms.
(b) Repetition of vowel sounds.
(c) Repetition of consonant sounds.
(d) Repetition of similar meaning words.

2. If the writer feels the story is becoming boring, what does Knight believe is necessary?
(a) Scrapping the story entirely.
(b) Making drastic cuts.
(c) Ending the story early.
(d) Starting over with the same idea.

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

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

5. Which point of view does Knight believe to provide the most flexibility?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Detached.

6. Which of the following means using the simplest words to tell a story?
(a) Complexity.
(b) Economy.
(c) Consecutiveness.
(d) Clarity.

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

8. For thousands of years, what was the only acceptable viewpoint?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Detached.

9. Which of the following pronouns refers to the narrator when a story is written in the first person point of view?
(a) We.
(b) He.
(c) I.
(d) You.

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

11. What does Knight suggest is straightforward and no-nonsense?
(a) Style.
(b) Diction.
(c) Prose.
(d) Poetry.

12. What type of resolution does Knight suggest a writer needs to create?
(a) Surprising.
(b) Satisfying.
(c) Calm.
(d) Mediocre.

13. What is the purpose of reviewing work after it is complete?
(a) Finding bits to change.
(b) Making sure the story is good.
(c) Finding a way to make the story shorter.
(d) Making sure that the idea shines through.

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

15. What type of market is subject to cycles and fads?
(a) Western short stories.
(b) Commercial non-fiction.
(c) Commercial fiction.
(d) Contemporary fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Knight suggest for finding good information about publishing requirements?

2. What type of word ending does Knight suggest writers avoid using too many of?

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

4. Which of the following describes Knight's view of precision?

5. Which is true about the lives of characters in a book?

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