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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. The section of this book called "What's Going on Around Here?" is what part of the book?
2. Which form discussed in Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," is generally not written by the author of the main piece of writing?
3. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster say is the point of having a variety of media sources?
4. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say is true about quotes attributed to anonymous sources?
5. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster calls a certain kind of reader the "cognoscenti." What kind of a reader is her referring to?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say is the consequence of a "land without gatekeepers" (68)?
2. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what two kinds of notes does Foster discuss and what are their functions?
3. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what relationship does Foster point out between reportorial presence and time?
4. 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?
5. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what two problems does Foster identify with the use of data as support?
6. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster say is the purpose of his reader being asked to think like a writer, and what is one example of how this works?
7. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," why does Foster say that focus and telos can change if the structure of a work is changed?
8. 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?
9. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say about biographies and the length of time that has passed since the lives of their subjects?
10. Explain why, in Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster says that, even in narrative nonfiction, there is a difference between chronological order and structure.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster makes a number of claims about the importance of newspapers. Do you agree, disagree, or agree with qualifications?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," Foster explains several questions that are important to ask while reading opinions and editorials. Explain each of these questions and its importance in critical reading.
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