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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 14 Writing About Yourself: The Memoir.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of memoirs does Zinsser like reading?
(a) He likes reading memoirs about other writers and their experiences.
(b) He likes reading immigrant memoirs.
(c) He only reads novels.
(d) He does not read memoirs.

2. What does reading aloud do for the writer?
(a) Catches simple mistakes and clumsy constructions.
(b) It is a therapeutic process signifying the end of a story.
(c) It allows writers to understand their own writing.
(d) It helps the writer compare their work to others.

3. What is the mood or voice in a piece?
(a) Mood or voice is the way the characters speak to one another.
(b) The mood is the way the characters feel in a piece.
(c) Mood or voice is the way a piece sounds to the reader in the imaginations inner ear.
(d) The voice is the authority figure in a nonfiction piece.

4. What does a Thesaurus help a writer with, besides finding alternate words?
(a) The book can help a writer become an expert in opposites.
(b) A thesaurus is a powerful stimulant to a writer's imagination.
(c) A thesaurus can help when writing in another language.
(d) Provides easy word webs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How can uncluttered writing help fiction?

2. How does a thesaurus help with brainstorming?

3. Which is the simplest sentence?

4. What is the response previous students have to his style of edits?

5. Why is it important to narrow down a nonfiction piece?

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