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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 14 Writing About Yourself: The Memoir.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a strange but effective way of proofreading to check for errors?
(a) Reading under a blacklight.
(b) Reading through a window.
(c) Reading a piece backwards.
(d) Reading a story upside down.

2. Which is the simplest sentence?
(a) Simplicity is the direct opposite of clutter.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Simplicity is opporite clutter.
(d) Simplicity is the opposite of clutter.

3. Does Zissner believe in the journalism model for good writing?
(a) Yes, it saves space and uses modern words.
(b) Yes, it is efficient and catchy.
(c) No, journalism is dead and the writing is poor.
(d) No because journalists use cheap words and buzz words.

4. What does Zinsser do before submitting a piece of writing?
(a) He reads everything aloud.
(b) He edits everything three times.
(c) He submits his writing to his family.
(d) He has his wife read his work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the old view of nonfiction?

2. What stops Americans from writing memoirs?

3. What has literature transformed into?

4. What does the process of memoir writing do for a writer?

5. What is the advantage of a writer writing his or her own memoir?

(see the answer key)

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