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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Knight gives an example that sometimes a new writer relies on what part of a character to create interest?
(a) Personality.
(b) Family.
(c) Profession.
(d) Romance.

2. What type of market is subject to cycles and fads?
(a) Western short stories.
(b) Commercial non-fiction.
(c) Contemporary fiction.
(d) Commercial fiction.

3. If the writer is creating a fictional town or building, how does Knight suggest creating integrity?
(a) Surround it with obscure details.
(b) Surround it with fictional places.
(c) Surround it with complex characters.
(d) Surround it with real places.

4. What type of view of a scene can the writer have to avoid over-describing a scene?
(a) An insignificant view.
(b) A broad view.
(c) A narrow view.
(d) A descriptive view.

5. Which of the following genres does Knight suggest is almost extinct?
(a) Western.
(b) Romance.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Historical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following pronouns refers to the narrator when a story is written in the first person point of view?

2. If the writer feels the story is becoming boring, what does Knight believe is necessary?

3. The setting must be limited to _________.

4. What type of word ending does Knight suggest writers avoid using too many of?

5. What does Knight suggest is straightforward and no-nonsense?

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