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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what are the "four Ps" that Foster discusses?
2. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster mean when he uses the word "dichotomy"?
3. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster call the "gold standard" of sources (63)?
4. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about offering equal space and analysis to opposing arguments?
5. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster describes the Larry Nassar scandal as an illustration of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say that "expertise" is and is not?
2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what two problems does Foster identify with the use of data as support?
3. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," why does Foster say that All the President's Men is "meta-journalism"?
4. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." how does Foster suggest that a reader can examine the author's use of quotes to determine bias?
5. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," why does Foster call the organization of The Boys in the Boat "kaleidoscopic" (14)?
6. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," what does Foster seem to admire about the Lansing State Journal's coverage of the Nassar scandal?
7. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what are the ways that Foster suggests chronological order can be modified, and why would a writer choose to do this?
8. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," Foster discusses tables of contents and indexes. What is similar about these two things and what is different?
9. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what two kinds of notes does Foster discuss and what are their functions?
10. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster say is similar about the terms "narrative strategy" and "structural design," and what does he say is the difference?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
On page 28 of Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster writes the following paragraph:
"That's easy: time. The thing of which there is never enough. That heals all wounds or possibly wounds all heels."
Analyze the effectiveness of this paragraph. What rhetorical strategies are at work here? What do you believe to be its purpose? Does it accomplish its purpose?
Essay Topic 2
What are the "four Ps" that Foster discusses in Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," and what is the function of each?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you define and describe a form of writing found exclusively on the Web. Be sure to cover the "grammar" and purpose of the form in your description.
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