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Autobiographies let us step inside someone else’s life. This quiz looks at how real events, choices and reflections are turned into powerful first-person storytelling.

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Fascinating Fact:

Many autobiographies explore how the writer’s character developed over time and what lessons they learned.

In Specialist Books, this quiz looks at autobiographies as a form of life writing, showing how authors turn memories, influences and key experiences into a shaped story for readers.

Key Terms

Life writing: A broad term for books that tell the story of a real person’s life, including autobiographies, diaries and memoirs.
First-person viewpoint: A way of writing that uses “I” and “we”, letting readers experience events through the writer’s eyes.
Chronological structure: Organising events in time order, often moving from childhood through later stages of the writer’s life.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Why do people write autobiographies?

People write autobiographies to share experiences, record important events, reflect on their choices and sometimes to inspire or warn readers through their personal story.

What age group are autobiographies suitable for?

Autobiographies vary in difficulty. Some are written for young readers with simple language, while others are aimed at adults and use more complex style and ideas.

How can I analyse an autobiography for school?

To analyse an autobiography, look at the writer’s voice, the order of events, key themes and how honestly or thoughtfully they describe their experiences.

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Which TV presenter is the author of the 2001 autobiography Memoirs of an Unfit Mother?

[ ]	Judy Finnigan
[ ]	Davina McCall
[ ]	Esther Rantzen
[x]	Anne Robinson

In the book Anne describes the day she stopped drnking after picking her daughter up from school and driving to a petrol station to buy a bottle of vodka

Which businessman called his 1998 autobiography Losing My Virginity?

[x]	Richard Branson
[ ]	James Dyson
[ ]	Bill Gates
[ ]	Alan Sugar

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Which former newspaper editor wrote the 2007 autobiography Don't You Know Who I Am?

[ ]	Kelvin MacKenzie
[x]	Piers Morgan
[ ]	Eve Pollard
[ ]	Janet Street-Porter

It's subtitle is: Insider Diaries of Fame, Power and Naked Ambition

Which comedian wrote the 2006 autobiography Semi-Detached?

[ ]	Harry Enfield
[x]	Gryff Rhys Jones
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