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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 9 The Lead and the Ending.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the simplest sentence?
(a) Simplicity is the opposite of clutter.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Simplicity is opporite clutter.
(d) Simplicity is the direct opposite of clutter.

2. Why is it important to narrow down a nonfiction piece?
(a) It isn't important. People just want to look at pictures anyways.
(b) It isn't that important. It just sells better to magazines to be focused.
(c) One person cannot write an article about every aspect of something. That is what books are for.
(d) Articles should not drain the writer and reader. Focusing on a corner is better than redefining an entire room.

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

4. What does Zissner use to highlight clutter in his students' writing?
(a) Stars.
(b) Highlighter.
(c) Underlines.
(d) Brackets

5. Who are two authors that Zissner admires for solid writing and ornamentation?
(a) Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe.
(b) Normal Mailer and Virginia Wolfe.
(c) Sylvia Plath and Jane Austen.
(d) Virginia Woolfe and Sylvia Plath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main thing required to being a good writer?

2. What is an example of a hit book that was rejected several times?

3. What is the transaction in writing?

4. How does a thesaurus help with brainstorming?

5. Can a writer's style be affected to the reader?

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