1. How does a thesaurus help with brainstorming?
(a) There are pictures of mindmaps within each thesaurus.
(b) Looking up a word leads to a list of related words and gives overal word choices and concepts.
(c) The book provides brainstorming exercises.
(d) The book gives a list of unrelated words that weeds out the bad choices.

2. What is Zissner's point of view on the debate between literature and journalism?
(a) He agrees that literature is the only true form of good writing.
(b) He agrees that journalism is bad writing.
(c) He wants to go back to the pre-WWII form of writing.
(d) He believes it doesn't matter, and that good writing is good writing.

3. Chapter 3 is about __________.
(a) Simplicity.
(b) Reducing clutter.
(c) Increasing the simplicity of writing.
(d) Clutter.

4. Why doesn't he simply cross out clutter?
(a) So that his students will learn to recognize clutter.
(b) Because underlining is easier on the eyes.
(c) Because highlighting is easier to see.
(d) Because it uses too much ink to cross out than to bracket.

5. Why is it important to narrow down a nonfiction piece?
(a) It isn't important. People just want to look at pictures anyways.
(b) Articles should not drain the writer and reader. Focusing on a corner is better than redefining an entire room.
(c) One person cannot write an article about every aspect of something. That is what books are for.
(d) It isn't that important. It just sells better to magazines to be focused.