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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 9, "Living the News" through Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster say the first job of the writer is, on page one?
(a) To be clear and concise.
(b) To tell the truth.
(c) To get the reader to page two.
(d) To create a personal bond with the reader.

2. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster say is true of the sports section?
(a) It contains every type of writing found in a newspaper.
(b) Its box scores are an example of soft news.
(c) It contains primarily editorial columns.
(d) It excludes features.

3. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what problem does Foster say can arise if readers do not understand the forms of writing?
(a) Readers may misunderstand the purpose of the form they are reading.
(b) Readers may have unreasonably high standards.
(c) Readers may be disappointed by the content of their reading.
(d) Readers may expect the wrong things from the form they are reading.

4. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster suggest that Ambrose loses by choosing to focus on Lewis?
(a) The chance to engage a wider audience of readers.
(b) Information about what happened after Lewis's death.
(c) The reader's trust.
(d) A variety of perspectives.

5. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what form does Foster say takes its name from the French term for reminiscence?
(a) Confessions.
(b) Autobiography.
(c) Biography.
(d) Memoir.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," what does Foster say distinguishes the prologue from a preface?

2. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," what reason does Foster give for journalists generally being proved correct despite public mistrust?

3. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster makes what point about newspaper articles?

4. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which author does Foster say is at the opposite "pole" of New Journalism from Hunter S. Thompson?

5. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster call the "most famous" African American autobiography (171)?

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