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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What is the term that means that any writing not relevant should be eliminated?
(a) Editing.
(b) Compression.
(c) Repression.
(d) Consideration.

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

5. For thousands of years, what was the only acceptable viewpoint?
(a) Third.
(b) Detached.
(c) Second.
(d) First.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of names should characters have?

2. Which of the following is not an example of a revision to a manuscript?

3. If a writer has an idea but the phrasing is escaping him, what next course of action does Knight suggest should be next?

4. What must a writer resist the impulse to do in creating characters, according to Knight?

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

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