Autobiography, Biography, and Memoir Review

An autobiography is-

• written by someone about his or herself.

• written by someone about someone else.

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A biography is a piece of writing that....

• is about the author's own life story.

• is about someone different than the author.

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Memoir is another name for personal narrative or story.

• True

• False

Memoirs are always written in which point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person

One thing that is different when comparing memoir to autobiography is that memoirs

• are always about a bad experience.
• might be a story about someone else.
• are shorter that autobiographies.
• have a surprise ending.

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Memoir most closely reminds you of, and draws the same meaning as the word

• metamorphosis
• memory
• metaphor
• memorize

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All of the following are true about a memoir, except:

• it's autobiographical

• it's chronological

• it's told in first person

• it's emotional

The content of a memoir must include

• personal experience
• historical documents
• a fable or fairy tale
• a scientific report

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Which author is famous for the first six word memoir?

• Mark Twain
• John Steinbeck
• Ernest Hemingway
• Harper Lee

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The original six word memoir is:

• For sale: lazy puppy, won't walk.
• For sale: dirty socks, worn daily.
• For sale: my old stolen bike.
• For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

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