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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 is a story comprised of?
(a) Characters.
(b) Subjects.
(c) Objects.
(d) Components.

2. What does Knight know he cannot pump into people?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Skill.
(d) Enthusiasm.

3. What does Knight describe as being the set of imaginary events designed to create anticipation in the reader?
(a) Plot.
(b) Setting.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Character.

4. What can a writer observe to create empathy?
(a) Blogs.
(b) Animals.
(c) People.
(d) Television.

5. What does Knight believe is created by interest and energy?
(a) Plot.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Tension.
(d) Character development.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following can help somebody who needs to learn to hear?

3. Which of the following is expected to be true?

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

5. What are the materials in a story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What types of awkward repetition should writers avoid?

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

4. Describe the unconscious mind.

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

6. What is tone?

7. What journey does Knight expect his students to take as writers?

8. What is the writer's job, according to the author?

9. What are some of the elements of style?

10. How can a writer create tension?

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