View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which point of view does Knight believe proves to be most awkward?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Detached.
(d) Third.

2. What must a character be given to create motivation?
(a) A romantic ultimatum.
(b) The choice between happiness and unhappiness.
(c) The ability to win or lose.
(d) The choice between life and death.

3. According to Knight, what is the most important element that the ending offers a reader?
(a) Resolution.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Knowledge.

4. Which point of view does Knight believe to provide the most flexibility?
(a) Third.
(b) First.
(c) Detached.
(d) Second.

5. Which of the following does Knight not suggest is significant for the author to include in the beginning of the story?
(a) Why.
(b) When.
(c) What.
(d) Who.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a reason Knight gives for an author not finishing a story?

2. What point in the book is the easiest for a writer to become "stuck"?

3. Which is true about the lives of characters in a book?

4. What does Knight describe as having emotional sensitivity?

5. Knight suggests that the most important element of a story is the ___________.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 251 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample