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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the unconscious mind require?
(a) Stories.
(b) Information.
(c) Bias.
(d) Characters.

2. What would most help a writer develop their writing?
(a) Self-criticism.
(b) Self-pity.
(c) Creating many new plots without stories.
(d) Seeking professional help.

3. What can a writer observe to create empathy?
(a) Television.
(b) People.
(c) Blogs.
(d) Animals.

4. What does Knight claim can be used to summarize a theme?
(a) A paragraph.
(b) A word.
(c) A sentence.
(d) A story.

5. Which of the following can help somebody who needs to learn to hear?
(a) Turning down the volume.
(b) Roleplaying.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Reading a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following can be used as inspiration?

2. What does Knight believe is created by interest and energy?

3. What can a writer participate in, in order to learn about empathy?

4. What does Knight describe as being the set of imaginary events designed to create anticipation in the reader?

5. What type of knowledge does Knight believe makes a good writer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the five questions a writer needs to ask himself before beginning his story.

2. What is the writer's job, according to the author?

3. What are some of the elements of style?

4. Why is the second person perspective awkward?

5. What is the fourth stage of a developing writer?

6. What conclusion did Knight come to about teaching students how to write?

7. What are some ways for a writer to get inspiration?

8. What types of awkward repetition should writers avoid?

9. What is meaning in a story?

10. What are some of the resources that Knight suggests writers use?

(see the answer keys)

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