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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the only time that Knight says readers should not avoid writing in dialect?
(a) The character with dialect is a secondary character.
(b) The writer wants to write with dialect.
(c) The writer has intimate knowledge of the speech pattern.
(d) The character with dialect is the main character.

2. Which of the following means using the simplest words to tell a story?
(a) Consecutiveness.
(b) Economy.
(c) Complexity.
(d) Clarity.

3. If a reader already knows information that the writer is repeating, what does it become?
(a) Noise.
(b) Detail.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Imagery.

4. What is a consequence of not following an editor's advice?
(a) Getting published in the wrong genre.
(b) Not finding a good market for publication.
(c) Not being published.
(d) Publishing a bad story.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Knight suggest as being significant when dealing with an editor?

2. Which of the following is not an example of a revision to a manuscript?

3. For thousands of years, what was the only acceptable viewpoint?

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

5. What is the advantage of the omniscient viewpoint?

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