1 Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 Ps mentioned by Foster? Program Position Promise Problem 2 Why does Foster use the term structural (rather than narrative) design when discussing nonfiction? Because nonfiction has features that are different and unique from other forms of writing Because "narrative design" is an old and outdated term Because not all nonfiction is narrative in nature Because nonfiction is the only type of literature that possesses clear structural patterns 3 Which two books does Foster use to introduce his discussion of structural design? Seabiscuit and The Audacity of Hope Seabiscuit and The White Album Seabiscuit and The Boys in the Boat Seabiscuit and Hidden Figures 4 What qualities distinguish a feature story from a hard news story? Features are typically shorter and involve a topic being researched over a long period of time Features require consultation from subject matter experts Features can only be written by a journalist with specific credentials Features are typically longer and softer in terms of subject matter 5 Which of the following is NOT one of the three central terms Foster mentions related to argument? Claims Ground Merit Warrant 6 In A Higher Loyalty, what does James Comey title his introductory material? Preface Author's Note Envoi Prologue 7 Which explorer(s) is the focus of Stephen Ambrose's book Undaunted Courage? Sir Edmund Hillary Christopher Columbus Lewis and Clark Vasco da Gama 8 Which of the following is typically true of a foreword? It is typically 2 pages or less in length It is almost exclusively written by a scholar with expertise in the subject matter It is usually written at the same time as the main work It is usually not written by the author of the main work 9 From what language is "Appendix" etymologically derived? Latin High German Old French Greek 10 Before his 2018 book, Michael Pollan was best known for writing on what topic? Military History Evolutionary Biology The Watergate scandal Food 11 Lin Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton was inspired by a biography written by which author? Ron Chernow Margot Lee Shetterley Daniel James Brown Michael Pollan 12 Foster references an article written by Hannah Arendt, focusing on which poet? Ezra Pound T.S. Eliot W.H. Auden William Butler Yeats 13 Foster attributes the invention of "free indirect speech" to which author? Victor Hugo Jane Austen Virginia Woolf Gustave Flaubert 14 What was Foster's first job related to writing? Covering high school sports for a local newspaper Writing for the Yale Law Review Editing college admissions essays Writing book reviews for The New Yorker 15 To whom does Mark Twain attribute the quotation about lies, damned lies, and statistics? Cardinal Newman Benjamin Disraeli George Washington Henry David Thoreau 16 Whom does Foster cite as the greatest living writer? Jonathan Franzen Cormac McCarthy John McPhee Stephen King 17 According to Foster, Malcolm Gladwell typically begins his book with what device? An anecdote A definition A flashforward A provocative statistic 18 News journalism is usually written at what reading level? 3rd-5th grade A level that someone new to learning English can comprehend First-year college 9th-11th grade 19 Which university experienced a scandal centering on their gymnastic team? Howard University Duke University Michigan State University University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 20 The Boston Globe story Spotlight focused on what events? Sexual abuse scandals within the Catholic Church Suppression of medical evidence by tobacco companies Systematic abuse within the Indian Residential school system Rising tuition costs and increasing student debt loads 21 What does Foster cite as arguably the most important nonfiction book of the twentieth century? In Cold Blood Silent Spring Between the World and Me All the President's Men 22 Which of the following does Foster NOT list as one of the four key books of New Journalism? Mailer's The Armies of the Night Capote's In Cold Blood Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels The White Paper 23 Where did Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas get its start? As an entry in a contest As an MFA thesis As an essay in a collection of travelogues As a magazine assignment 24 Foster draws a stylistic parallel between Joan Didion and which other author? Mark Twain Balzac F. Scott Fitzgerald Hemingway 25 What subject is the focus of the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men? Impoverished farmers the lives of Catholic saints The 1939 Yankees team American vice-presidents