1. Why should interview questions be written before the interview?
(a) To avoid having to do it at the interview.
(b) To avoid drawing a blank in the middle of an interview.
(c) To focus the interview around a certain theme.
(d) To keep the person being interviewed on track.

2. What is a major job of a nonfiction writer?
(a) Learning as much as possible about a subject before taking on a project.
(b) Conducting interviews with people who know about the writing project subject.
(c) Majoring in the subject they will write about.
(d) Taking on a project with a clean slate. Just like a jury in a legal battle.

3. What was the best advice Zinsser ever received about having opinions in writing?
(a) To never second guess a story.
(b) It was to argue both sides of a story.
(c) Take a stand and stick to it. One should never "go peeing down both legs."
(d) To always second guess an argument and make a pro and con list.

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

5. What are the two components of the original Roget's Thesaurus?
(a) A dictionary of antonyms, and one of synonyms.
(b) Antonyms with very in depth definitions.
(c) A list of synonyms and their definitions with pictures on one side.
(d) A dictionary listing of words, and a numberd section with synonyms arranged in broad concepts.