This is missing a few details. I've found the complete question online. It is as follows:
1. _______ is a complete analysis and telling of the life story of a person who is not the author.
A. An autobiography
B. A memoir
C. A biography
2. A memoir is a compilation of ________ about moments or events in the life of the author.
A. fabrications
B. memories
C. facts
3. However, the information provided in both the works is supposed to be ________.
A. fictitious
B. factual
C. complex
Answer:
1. C. A biography is a complete analysis and telling of the life story of a person who is not the author.
2. A memoir is a compilation of B. memories about moments or events in the life of the author.
However, the information provided in both the works is supposed to be B. factual.
Explanation:
A biography tells the real story (the facts) about someone's life in chronological sequence. However, the author of the biography is not the person who the biography is about. For instance, if I write a complete analysis of my mother's life, I will be writing a biography. On the other hand, if she does it, it will be an autobiography.
Unlike biographies, a memoir tells someone's life facts in a more colorful way, approaching the writer's emotions and understanding of events.
Still, both the biography and the memoir have to provide factual information. The author cannot fill in the gaps between the person's life events with something he/she imagines that could have happened. That would be fiction. Biographies and memoirs are supposed to recount facts.
