Memoir Test Study Guide*

What is the major difference between a memoir and an autobiography?

• They are both basically the same.

• Autobiography is their entire life; Memoir is one memory.

• Only famous people write memoirs.

• Memoirs are written in 1st person and autobiographies in 3rd.

What is a memoir?

• An account of a person's life written by that person

• An account of a memorable event in a person's life.

• an account of someone's life written by someone else

• a spoken or written account of connected events; a story

Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a memoir?

• It maintains a third person point of view.

• It focuses on the writer's relationships.

• It uses sensory details.

• It develops characteristics through thoughts, dialogue, etc.

Elements of a memoir include

• a true story

• a theme or purpose

• real, informal dialogue

• all of the above

How many events does a memoir focus on?

• one

• two

• three

• four

True or False: A true memoir must be nonfiction.

• True

• False

A good memoir has the following elements except:

• Second person point of view

• dialogue

• descriptive language

• just enough information for the reader

A memoir is literary

• fiction

• nonfiction

True or False: Memoirs can read and sounds like a diary.

• True

• False

True or False: A memoir should not only include the details necessary to the story.

• True

• False