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Mid-Book Test (up to Part III: Chapter 13 Writing About Places: The Travel Article)

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What ability do great authors have?
a) The ability to write perfectley grammatical pieces.
b) The ability to get an inside on reading trends.
c) The ability to ignore rules of grammar.
d) The ability to write whenever they want.

2. What group of people does the author think has the worst type of writing?
a) Politicians.
b) Teachers.
c) Toddlers.
d) Musicians.

3. Who are two authors that Zissner admires for solid writing and ornamentation?
a) Normal Mailer and Virginia Wolfe.
b) Sylvia Plath and Jane Austen.
c) Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe.
d) Virginia Woolfe and Sylvia Plath.

4. Why...
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