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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Section 6, Writers Block.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Anne showed up at the Special Olympics to write an article, did she know what she was going to write?
(a) She had no idea of what the finished article would be.
(b) Yes, she was going to write a food review about the hot dogs there.
(c) Yes, about a girl on crutches.
(d) No, she was not even very interested.

2. Besides going to classes and conferences, what is another way to receive feedback from other writers?
(a) Mail other writers your drafts and hope they respond to you.
(b) Start a writing group.
(c) Send your work via email to every address you have.
(d) Solicit advice from people you meet at bookstores.

3. What is Anne's second suggestion about writing dialogue?
(a) Your characters should always speak in dialect.
(b) Your characters should never speak in dialect.
(c) Dialogue is not a needed break from all the writing.
(d) Your characters should be identifiable by what they say.

4. What magazine did Anne write food reviews for, before it folded?
(a) Food News Review.
(b) Pots and Pans.
(c) California.
(d) Sacramento.

5. What does Anne say that there is ecstasy in?
(a) Compassionate detachment.
(b) Ripples in the water.
(c) Paying attention.
(d) Wine and chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Anne, what can the writing of an informal letter free you from?

2. What ultimately helped Anne overcome her jealousy?

3. What was the image from a medieval monk, Brother Lawerence, that helped Anne come to terms with the residents in the nursing home?

4. What is Anne's first suggestion about writing dialogue?

5. What advice does Anne's hypnotist give her about the negative voices?

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