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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 4 Style.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the best aspects of a good story?
(a) Clarity and writing skill.
(b) Clarity.
(c) Writing skill.
(d) Good research.

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

3. What does it convey when anyone says he can write a book if he wanted to?
(a) It shows that people are ignorant.
(b) It reveals how easy it is to write a book.
(c) It shows that there are many talented people in the world.
(d) It reveals the misconception that writing is easy.

4. Why does he recommend starting in the preferred tense?
(a) It creates a teacher student relationship.
(b) It brings out the natural voice.
(c) It makes it easier for people to relate to.
(d) It causes writer's to think about the reader.

5. What is the response previous students have to his style of edits?
(a) They hated it, and have nightmares about his style.
(b) They like it much better than red pen all over a paper.
(c) They say then can still see the brackets.
(d) They say they never liked the highlighting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a common problem writers have?

3. What is an example of a time when bad writing HAS to be read?

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

5. Why doesn't he simply cross out clutter?

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