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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 11 Nonfiction as Literature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A musician must practice scales, and a writer must practice ______________.
(a) Grammar.
(b) Spelling.
(c) The marketplace.
(d) Sentences.

2. What is it that the bad writers mentioned above do that makes their writing terrible?
(a) They have bad grammar.
(b) They lie too much.
(c) They use too many euphemisms.
(d) They don't check their facts.

3. What is a dash useful for?
(a) Dashes are good to connect complex sentences.
(b) Dashes act as pointers to a point and to set off parenthetical statementes.
(c) Dashes are good to separate thoughts.
(d) Dashes are good in place of exclamations.

4. What makes a good first sentence?
(a) A good ending is best to tie up the first sentence.
(b) The first sentence only sets up the second sentence. That is the one writers should focus on.
(c) A good first sentence needs to be written with exceptional grammer.
(d) A good first sentence has a good lead. A good lead is one that works.

5. When should a writer choose the point of view in a piece of writing?
(a) The point of view can be determined after the writer figures out who will be the main character.
(b) A writer should determine the point of view before writing a new piece.
(c) THe point of view should be determined once the writing is finished and ready for editing.
(d) It doesn't matter when the point of view is established.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem with American writing?

2. How can uncluttered writing help fiction?

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

4. Who do authors please first with their writing?

5. What should every paragraph end with?

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