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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. Who wrote a story about a potentate whose wife died?
(a) Kafka.
(b) Wells.
(c) Ellis.
(d) Hemingway.
2. What can a writer participate in, in order to learn about empathy?
(a) Computer games.
(b) Reading.
(c) Roleplaying.
(d) Watching television.
3. For Knight, which of the following is most useful in developing characters?
(a) Constraints.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Environment.
(d) Self-reliance.
4. What does Knight believe is created by interest and energy?
(a) Conflict.
(b) Plot.
(c) Character development.
(d) Tension.
5. In what type of courses does the author take part ?
(a) Fiction writing.
(b) Grammar and spelling.
(c) Article writing.
(d) Distance learning.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Knight describe as being the most successful type of writer?
2. What must a writer accept in order to have adequate sympathy?
3. What is a story comprised of?
4. When one sleeps, what can provide an answer to a story?
5. When the hero is perfect, what does the story lack?
Short Essay Questions
1. How can one learn to empathize?
2. Describe the unconscious mind.
3. How can a writer create tension?
4. What journey does Knight expect his students to take as writers?
5. What is the writer's job, according to the author?
6. What is Knight's goal throughout the book?
7. What is a theme?
8. Describe some of the traits of the genres that Knight mentions.
9. What do many new writers mistakenly rely on to raise interest?
10. What is Knight's final and most important tip?
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