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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. What does Zissner say is a common desire of every writer?
(a) To pay perfect attention to detail.
(b) To mae sure grammar is perfect.
(c) To take the long route to everything.
(d) To find shortcuts.

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

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

4. How many people are in the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel?
(a) 10 writers.
(b) 104 writers, poets, editors, and teachers.
(c) 1000 writers, poets, and editors.
(d) 14 writers and poets.

5. Why doesn't Zissner provide examples of these writers he admires?
(a) So that people will go to the library to discover the writers themselves.
(b) Because he has a word count limit to abide to.
(c) He didn't want their writing to prove better than his.
(d) Because of copyright law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the real audience in a piece of writing?

2. Why is the English language changing all the time?

3. What is the transaction in writing?

4. What could cause a writer to write unclear?

5. Who is the author talking to at the beginning of the book?

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