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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 protagonist?
(d) Who is the story about?

2. What does Knight say about mismatching mood and tone?
(a) It can only work when the mood and tone are still somewhat similar.
(b) Sometimes it can be effective.
(c) It can only work when the mood is comical.
(d) It can never be effective.

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

4. Which point of view does Knight believe proves to be most awkward?
(a) Third.
(b) First.
(c) Second.
(d) Detached.

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

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

7. Which is true about the lives of characters in a book?
(a) They are important to understanding the author's motivation.
(b) Their lives end when the author stops writing.
(c) Their lives continue on past the book.
(d) They are significant on a large scale.

8. 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.

9. Which of the following is a reason Knight gives for an author not finishing a story?
(a) He does not think he can succeed.
(b) He does not know enough about his characters.
(c) He does not know a common theme throughout the story.
(d) He does not think of an appropriate title.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the advantage of the omniscient viewpoint?

2. A mass of over-description is referred to as which of the following?

3. What type of market is subject to cycles and fads?

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

5. Which of the following does Knight not suggest is significant for the author to include in the beginning of the story?

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