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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following should a writer not do, according to Knight?

2. What types of names should characters have?

3. What is the term that means that any writing not relevant should be eliminated?

4. What type of market is subject to cycles and fads?

5. If a reader already knows information that the writer is repeating, what does it become?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the four stages of the developing writer as Knight describes them? Why is each stage significant? What must a writer going through the stages of development do to get out of each stage?

Essay Topic 2

What are the important elements of a setting? What characteristics must a setting have to be realistic? Why? What type of setting is ideal, according to Knight?

Essay Topic 3

Knight tells writers to write what they know. What does this mean? Why should a writer only write what he or she knows? What does Knight suggest a writer do if he or she wants to write about a topic they don't know about?

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