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

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

3. Why do criticism writers have to be at a higher level than other writers?
(a) Criticism is harder to write about because it tends to be less attractive than other writing.
(b) Only those able to understand the arts can write about them, and very little people can.
(c) Criticism need to be stronger at literary elements because they need to recreate a scene or a song in the imagination of their readers with words only.
(d) Criticism writers are no different. They still need to use the same basic rules of writing.

4. What does the etymology of words mean?
(a) The biology of words.
(b) The sound of words.
(c) The written scripts.
(d) The history of words.

5. What is another important characteristic of a writer?
(a) To be aware of the way words are spelled.
(b) To sound out simple syllables.
(c) To sound out simple sentences.
(d) To be aware of the rhythm and sound of words together.