Literary Nonfiction Review

What is a memoir?

• A story about a person's entire life.

• A made up story

• A story about small section of time, multiple events in a person's life.

• One event in a person's life.

Literary nonfiction is a genre that is written like a story, but has _____________ information.

• fake

• true

• new

• unfair

All of the following are types of literary nonfiction except _______________.

• biography

• personal narrative

• science fiction

• memoir

Autobiographies tell the true life story of _______________.

• the writer

• the reader

• another person

• Harry Potter

Which genre includes biographies, memoirs, and diaries that are based on facts but also explore the ideas or thoughts of the writer?

• Fiction

• Poetry

• Argumentative

• Literary Non-Fiction

A type of nonfiction where the author tells the story of his or her own life is called a(n) __________________.

• biography

• autobiography

• example

• novel

A type of nonfiction where the author tells the story of someone else's life is called a(n) __________________.

• biography

• autobiography

• memoir

• novel

Literary nonfiction is a type of writing that uses literary techniques and devices to tell a true life story.  

• true

• false

The character or characters in Literary Nonfiction are...

• The person the true story is about and the other people mentioned in the story

• The people who have read the book about the person's life

Which genre of writing is true/real information?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

• Myth