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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 would most help a writer develop their writing?
(a) Creating many new plots without stories.
(b) Self-criticism.
(c) Self-pity.
(d) Seeking professional help.

2. Which of the following does Knight say is good for creativity?
(a) Playing games online.
(b) Eating.
(c) Dreaming.
(d) Conversing.

3. Which of the following elements must be present in a story for it to be complete?
(a) Character, setting, situation, emotion.
(b) Character, setting, situation.
(c) Character, emotion, situation, clarity.
(d) Emotion, character.

4. What journey does Knight expect writers to take?
(a) Mediocre to grand.
(b) Uncreative to dramatically creative.
(c) Amateur to professonal.
(d) Fixated to free.

5. What was the first bad habit that Knight had as a teenager?
(a) He would create great stories but weak titles.
(b) He did not know how to create a character.
(c) He would start with one good sentence and not know what to do next.
(d) He would start with a weak sentence.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?

2. What stage of the developing writer will the writer get out of if he or she develops the main character?

3. What must the solution to a story evoke?

4. What is the third stage of the developing writer?

5. According to Knight, what does fiction require to be believable?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does it mean for a writer to use constraints?

2. What is Knight's goal throughout the book?

3. What is Knight's final and most important tip?

4. Describe the work habits that a writer must have.

5. How can one learn to empathize?

6. Describe some of the traits of the genres that Knight mentions.

7. What is a theme?

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

9. Describe the first stage of the developing writer.

10. What are some of the resources that Knight suggests writers use?

(see the answer keys)

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