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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 6 Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is rivaling everything that Zissner is saying?
(a) Another writer.
(b) The professor of the class.
(c) A student in the audience.
(d) A doctor who writes for a hobby.

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

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

4. What is one of Zissner's biggest pet peeves?
(a) When people write in their books.
(b) When people leave the toilet seat up.
(c) When people dog ear the pages of a book.
(d) When people say they can write a book as if it is easy.

5. How can uncluttered writing help fiction?
(a) It keeps the meaning of the story clear and the prose worth the reader's time.
(b) It keeps books smaller and people like smaller books.
(c) It keeps people's attention longer.
(d) It highlights the impotant parts of the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two tools every writer should use?

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

3. What does the etymology of words mean?

4. What is a common problem writers have?

5. Does the author believe good writing is the result of an inherent talent?

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