Memoir Review

Question 1

What is a narrative?

Accepted Answer

another word for a story

Question 2

Memoirs do not have the usual elements of a story like a plot, setting, or conflict.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Memoirs have a fictional quality even though they are true stories.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

One of the characteristics of a memoir is that it focuses on one event in an authors life.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

What is an autobiography?

Accepted Answer

a chronological story about an authors entire life written by that author

Question 6

5 components of a memoir: Small moments/important events, Be truthful, Show don’t Tell, Include the impact, Personality

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Memoirs are about the authors experience more than about the event itself.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Memoirs reveal the authors feelings and emotions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Memoirs are based on made up stories.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What is a memoir?

Accepted Answer

A detailed account of the personal experiences of the author in story form

Question 11

What is non-fiction text?

Accepted Answer

writing that covers events that actually happened; information gathering

Question 12

What is a biography?

Accepted Answer

an account of someones life written by someone else

Question 13

Memoirs are written in first person (I, me, my).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Which of the following is a "showing" sentence?

Accepted Answer

My toes felt like tiny ice cubes as the blistering wind whipped my face.

Question 15

Memoirs do NOT have description.

Accepted Answer

False

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