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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 7 Usage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where should the writer find his or her words?
(a) From within the subconscious to the writing consciousness
(b) From a dictionary.
(c) From modern euphanisms that people can relate to.
(d) From a thesaraus.

2. What happens when a writer writes in unclear ways?
(a) They don't get published.
(b) Their writing doesn't make sense.
(c) They lose the interest of the reader.
(d) Their book gets tagged as abstract literature and nobody ever reads it.

3. How does Zissner have the ability to choose words for the American Heritage Dictionary?
(a) He is on the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel
(b) He is related to someone on the panel.
(c) He works for the American Heritage Dictionary
(d) He created the Dictionary.

4. What could cause a writer to write unclear?
(a) Not knowing what they want to say.
(b) Not having enough experience.
(c) Not having brainstormed enough.
(d) Not taking any writing classes.

5. What happens when the reader loses interest in the writing?
(a) She writes a bad review.
(b) The transaction between author and writer is broken.
(c) She throws the book.
(d) He puts down the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 3 is about __________.

2. How does a thesaurus help with brainstorming?

3. What does a Thesaurus help a writer with, besides finding alternate words?

4. What is it that the bad writers mentioned above do that makes their writing terrible?

5. What happens when a product of writing is never read?

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