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Q1-Q5 MULTIPLE CHOICES
Q1: Which picture(s) CAN'T be used as my book cover:
a.A picture of landscape taken by a famous photographer
b.A screenshot from Twilight movie
c.A model's photo on Pixiv
d.A fan-art of K-pop stars that I draw myself
Q2:I find that I have a total of $120 income on May 20th. Which one(s) of the following date is a possible date when you receive the $120 from GoodNovel?
a.On May 21th
b.On May 30th
c.On June 11th
d.On June 18th
Q3: If I only have 18+ content in a few chapters, most of the chapters are okay, which one(s) will be the right thing(s) to do?
a.Doesn't give any notice if the chapters are premium chapters
b.Give a warning in the beginning of the chapter
c.Mark the book 18+ when creating the book
d.Move the 18+ content to free chapters to draw readers
Q4: I tried to edit a chapter but it got rejected. What might be the reason(s)?
a.I corrected grammar mistakes in the chapter
b.I deleted nearly half of the content in the chapter
c.I added some detailed descriptions in the chapter
d.I left my social media account in the chapter
Q5: I want my book to have more reads, what can I do?
a.Ask my editor to promote my book as soon as I sign the contract
b.Ask my editor to promote my book when I have enough word count and gained acknowledgement from my editor
c.Try to learn from other popular books and see if I can edit my book and make it better
d.Threaten to terminate the contract if my editor doesn't agree to promote my book
Q6-Q10 Single Choice
Q6: I want to get MAB this month and I get it because:
a.I signed an Exclusive book, updated 26 days and 51k words this month
b.I signed 2 Exclusive books, and updated 15 days and 25k words for each book.
c. I signed Non-exclusive, updated 25 days and 50k words this month
d.I signed 1 exclusive and 1 non-exclusive, and I updated 25 days and 50k words for my non-exclusive book.
Q7: I want to write a popular book on GoodNovel, I should:
a.Choose a popular book and copy it.
b.Translate a popular book from another language
c.Ask my editor to promote my book for multiple times.
d.Try to improve my storytelling and writing skills and learn from top books
Q8: I have a question I want to ask but it's not my editor's work time, I SHOULDN't:
a.Go to GoodNovel's social medias(F*, discord) and ask other authors
b.Read GoodNovel Author's guidebook
c.Visit Help Center in my GoodNovel personal page
d.Message my editor on every social media he/she uses
Q9: I want to enter a writing contest, I should:
a.Read the contest page carefully and enter accordingly
b.Choose my best book to enter regardless of the book's theme
c.Ask my editor to reserve an award for my book
d.Enter the contest with all of my books to get a better chance of winning
Q10: I get an offer from platform X that promises to give me more benefits, I should:
a.Sign contracts with them right away
b.Tell everyone that platform X is better than GoodNovel
c.Visit platform X's website and app first, read their rules and contracts carefully before signing
d.Move all my signed books on GoodNovel to that platform
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Answer:
Q1 ABCD Q2 CD Q3 BC Q4 BD Q5 BC
Q6 A Q7 D Q8 D Q9 A Q10 C
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