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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapter 20 The Sound of Your Voice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an example of a hit book that was rejected several times?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) Harry Potter.
(c) Jurassic Park.
(d) Eleven on Top.

2. Writers should always look for ________________.
(a) The unique aspects of a place.
(b) People to tell them about a place so they don't have to actually go anywhere.
(c) Things that relate places to another.
(d) Making places more accessible to other people.

3. Can good writing be taught?
(a) Only good students can learn good writing.
(b) It cannot, but it can be learned.
(c) Of course it can.
(d) Only good teachers can teach good writing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do journalists need to perfect uncluttered writing?

2. Why doesn't Zissner provide examples of these writers he admires?

3. Where does a writer need to start to get his or her voice discovered?

4. What could cause a writer to write unclear?

5. Who are two authors that Zissner admires for solid writing and ornamentation?

(see the answer key)

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