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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. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster uses the Latin expression in media res. What does this expression mean?
2. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about disclaimers like "I don't dislike soccer" (52)?
3. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster calls an expression a "bromide." What is he saying about this expression?
4. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what is a piece of information that Foster says we can infer from the notes?
5. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about offering a source the chance to correct themselves if they claim that they misspoke?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say that "expertise" is and is not?
2. Why, in Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," does Foster say that it is both good and bad news that all communication has a "grammar"?
3. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," Foster explains the origin of the prologue. What is its origin and how is that origin reflected in today's prologues?
4. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what are the ways that Foster suggests chronological order can be modified, and why would a writer choose to do this?
5. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," what does Foster seem to admire about the Lansing State Journal's coverage of the Nassar scandal?
6. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," why does Foster say that All the President's Men is "meta-journalism"?
7. 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.
8. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what relationship does Foster point out between reportorial presence and time?
9. 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?
10. At the end of "Building Blocks of Arguments," Foster discusses mistakes in claims, grounds, and warrants. He gives the example of someone born in American Samoa claiming to be a U.S. citizen. Since American Samoa is not a territory that the U.S. recognizes as conferring birthright citizenship, Foster says that this argument is mistaken in its grounds. Is it? Explain why or why not.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose a piece of nonfiction--a book or longform article--and write a foreward for the work. Your foreward should offer context and key ideas that will guide readers more successfully through the work. Cite in MLA format any sources you use in creating your foreward.
Essay Topic 2
Choose a piece of science writing and evaluate it according to the standards laid out in "Interrogating the Text."
Essay Topic 3
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?
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