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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 is a question Knight suggests the writer must ask about 'who'?
(a) Who is the reader?
(b) Who is telling the story?
(c) Who is the story about?
(d) Who is the protagonist?

2. What is consonance?
(a) Repetition of final consonant sounds.
(b) Prose.
(c) Repetition of vowel sounds.
(d) Repetition of similar words.

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

4. Which of the following is not a pleasurable element that Knight describes?
(a) Humor.
(b) Monotonous dialogue.
(c) Vivid images.
(d) Exciting incidents.

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

6. According to Knight, which point of view is the most difficult for a writer to cope with?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) Detached.
(d) First.

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

8. Which pronoun refers to the narrator in the third person point of view?
(a) You.
(b) He.
(c) I.
(d) We.

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

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

11. Which of the following is not an example of a revision to a manuscript?
(a) Creating a title.
(b) Changing the name of a character.
(c) Changing the ending.
(d) Adding a line of dialogue to create fluency.

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

13. 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.

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

15. What must a character be given to create motivation?
(a) A romantic ultimatum.
(b) The ability to win or lose.
(c) The choice between happiness and unhappiness.
(d) The choice between life and death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which point of view does Knight believe to provide the most flexibility?

2. How does a writer try to evoke emotions from a reader?

3. What does Knight describe as being irrelevant and confusing for both the reader and writer?

4. Knight suggests that the most important element of a story is the ___________.

5. What is the storyteller's voice or attitude?

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