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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of knowledge does Knight believe makes a good writer?
(a) Knowledge in many specific fields.
(b) No knowledge, only senses.
(c) General and broad knowledge.
(d) Knowledge in a specific field.

2. What was Tolstoy able to do remarkably well?
(a) Create setting.
(b) Create plot.
(c) Create characters.
(d) Create names.

3. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?
(a) How to write.
(b) How to read.
(c) What genre they should write.
(d) Why they write.

4. What does the unconscious mind spawn?
(a) Faith.
(b) Stories.
(c) Fear.
(d) Dreams.

5. Which of the following characteristics does Knight associate with learning to feel?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Respect.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Tolerance.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a writer first creates a character, how do they start?

2. Which of the following elements must be present in a story for it to be complete?

3. What was Knight unable to do as a teenager?

4. What does Knight describe as being a writer's job?

5. What is the job of the conscious mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can a writer get out of the first stage of the developing writer?

2. What things does an editor look for in considering work?

3. What is a story comprised of?

4. What do many new writers mistakenly rely on to raise interest?

5. What is the third stage of a developing writer?

6. What debate does Knight struggle with?

7. What does a reader expect at the end of a story?

8. What conclusion did Knight come to about teaching students how to write?

9. How can a writer create tension?

10. What is a theme?

(see the answer keys)

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