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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Knight suggest is straightforward and no-nonsense?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Style.
(c) Diction.
(d) Prose.

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

3. What is the voice a writer uses to tell parts of a story or differences in characters?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Tone.
(c) Persona.
(d) Diction.

4. What types of names should characters have?
(a) Strange names.
(b) Ordinary names.
(c) Believable names.
(d) Nicknames in addition to believable names.

5. How does a writer try to evoke emotions from a reader?
(a) Imagery.
(b) All of these.
(c) Diction.
(d) Length of dialogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through which viewpoint can the writer enter the mind of any character?

2. When is the only time that Knight says readers should not avoid writing in dialect?

3. What question does Knight suggest the writer ask about 'what'?

4. What is the purpose of reviewing work after it is complete?

5. Through which viewpoint can the writer enter only one character's mind?

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